A captivating new book from Wade Davis - winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Into the
Silence - that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena illuminating
Colombia's complex past present and future.For Wade Davis Colombia was the first country
that captured his heart and gave him license to be free. Here he tells of his travels on the
mighty Magdalena the river that made possible the nation. Along the way he finds a people who
have overcome years of conflict precisely because of their character informed by an enduring
spirit of place and a deep love of their remarkable land.Braiding together memoir history and
journalism Magdalena is at once an absorbing adventure through a spectacular landscape and a
kaleidoscopic picture of Colombia as it stands on the verge of a new period of
peace.'Outstanding... Davis tells epic tales of passion violence and ambition with tremendous
narrative verve' Sunday Times Books of the Year'A wonderful evocation of a lifetime's travel
in Colombia' Spectator Books of the Year
