The author initiates by stating a reminder of the way in which the differences between Europe’s nations, however clear and clung to,
disguise a profound similarity. There’s no chicken-and-egg mystery about cities, people settled near water.
Three major rivers, flowing in different directions, carving out the three valleys that gave rise to three great civilizations:
French - German - Italian, and it was worth having a closer look at them.
Without the pattern laid by these waters, Europe would not exist the way we know it today.
While tracing down the courses of these continent-shaping waterways, the author found a particular story to tell us.
A broadband collage of Europe’s past and future.

I’m European and I know some of the places the author talks about in this book, that made it all relatable and more interesting.
Geography has always been one of my great interests, and this book has a strong geographical content intertwined with history from the past,
present and future. I learned many anecdotes reading this book, and awareness about how fragile our continent is.

I enjoyed reading and definitely recommend.
Thank you for this opportunity.