«Thubron's journey makes for a gripping read...with fascinating political insight»

Sunday Times

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A miraculous late-style masterpiece, the equal of any of [Thubron's] earlier works, which will cement his reputation as one of our greatest prose writers in any genre... The Amur River is not just a literary triumph in itself, it is also a demonstration of the continued power of great travel writing

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William Dalrymple, Daily Telegraph

«A fascinating read packed with curiosities and incident»

The Times

«Excellent... Thubron's observations are perceptive and lightly delivered»

Literary Review

«[Thubron] summons both landscape and people with nuanced sensitivity... Here is a writer at the top of his game, one from whom those toiling on the lower slopes have much to learn»

Spectator