Rising

The collection feels so personal and urgent — I wonder how she selected which dispatches to highlight and whether there was a story that almost didn't make it in.

The essays paint a vivid picture of both loss and resilience, making me curious if readers felt inspired to take action or overwhelmed by the scale of the problem.

The sense of place is so vivid and rooted in real communities — I wonder what led Rush to choose these particular shores and how she connected with the people there.