Wounded Tigris

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2024

''As epic as it is engaging'' Tom Holland

''Jaunty, highly informative and ultimately sobering'' New York Review of Books

''A fine book... Leon McCarron''s tough journey paints a rich and enthralling portrait'' Sir Michael Palin

The river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics...