A queer\, mixed race writer working in a l argely white\, male field\, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Im bler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea\, and particu larly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature\, including: the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs\, the Chinese st urgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams\, th e bizarre\, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena)\, the common goldf ish that flourishes in the wild\, and more.
\nImbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family\, community\, and care can be fo und in the sea\, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun\, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from the core of the Earth. Exploring themes of adaptation\, survival\, sexuality\, and care\, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own famil y\, relationships\, and coming of age\, \;How Far the Light Reache s \;is a shimmering\, otherworldly debut that attunes us to new v isions of our world and its miracles. \;
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