Sara Wheeler

A mighty river with many names: adventures on the Amur

Even cracked ribs and a broken fibula don’t deter the octogenarian Colin Thubron from following the course of the vast waterway that borders Russia and China

The Heilongjiang River (or Amur) partly frozen at Beiji in Mohe, northern China. [Alamy] 
issue 11 September 2021
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  • The Amur River: Between Russia and China

    Colin Thubron

    Chatto & Windus, pp. 294, £20

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