You’re guilty, if you don’t read Reflections of a Whale Watcher (Indiana University Press, £27.50 hbk, £4.99 pbk, ISBN 0 25320 957 9) – you don’t care. You’re guilty, if you do read it – you do care but you’re probably not doing enough to save the whales. Michelle Gilders does a very thorough job of conscience stirring. Her obvious passion for whales shines through a mixture of nature diary and special pleading.
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