When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach, she considered how whales could shed light on the condition of our seas. Fathoms: the world in the whale is her stunning meditation on the lives of these awe-inspiring creatures and her exploration of what they reveal about us. In the spirit of Rebecca Solnit and Rachel Carson, Rebecca – whose work has appeared in Granta and The New York Times – writes vividly about the natural world. In conversation with Angus Dalton, Rebecca asks what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. 

When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach, she considered how whales could shed light on the condition of our seas.&nbsp;Fathoms: the world in the whale&nbsp;is her stunning meditation on the lives of these awe-inspiring creatures and her exploration of what they reveal about us. In the spirit of Rebecca Solnit and Rachel Carson, Rebecca &ndash; whose work has appeared in&nbsp;Granta&nbsp;and&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;&ndash; writes vividly about the natural world. In conversation with Angus Dalton, Rebecca asks what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis.&nbsp;

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