Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Still Water
- The Deep Life of the Pond
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Still Water
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Still Water by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Leighton Pugh.
The Pond. Nothing in the countryside is more humble or more valuable. It’s the moorhen’s reedy home, the frog’s ancient breeding place, the kill zone of the beautiful dragonfly. More than a hundred rare and threatened fauna and flora depend on it.
Written in gorgeous prose, Still Water tells the seasonal story of the wild animals and plants that live in and around the pond, from the mayfly larvae in the mud to the patrolling bats in the night sky above. It reflects an era before the water was polluted with chemicals and the land built on for housing, a time when ponds shone everywhere like eyes in the land, sustaining life for all, from fish to carthorse.
Still Water is a loving biography of the pond, and an alarm call on behalf of this precious but overlooked habitat. Above all, John Lewis-Stempel takes us on a remarkable journey – deep, deep down into the nature of still water.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Still Water
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- di9girl
- 12-10-23
Lovely audiobook about ponds!
Very much enjoyed this audiobook about ponds and will be checking out his other books. Well narrated.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Margaret
- 16-04-23
A wonderful examination of the life in ponds
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Wonderfully informative whilst also engaging the listener. I have had a pond most of my life but still I learned so much from this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- T. Griffith
- 11-10-19
Love this book
So much information. Had to keep winding back. Good narration, perfect for listening before sleep.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 18-03-21
still waters run deep
I'm mad about all nature so I knew I'd enjoy the description of the watery creatures but wondered what there was to say to make a whole book on the subject. I was taken on a journey to other countries and the past . nicely read and full of information, it took me back to days of minnows in jam jars and shadowy depths
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!