To the Island of Tides

A Journey to Lindisfarne

Alistair Moffat (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2021 | Main
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-634-6 (ISBN)

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This journey to Lindisfarne is a meditation on the power of place, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden Ways

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as Insula Medicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.

Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, Moffat takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle. To the Island of Tides is a walk through history, a meditation on the power of place, but also a more personal journey; and a reflection on where life leads us.

Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland in 1950. He is an award-winning writer, historian and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is the founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. He is the author of The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.04.2021
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	233 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-78689-634-6 / 1786896346
ISBN-13	978-1-78689-634-6 / 9781786896346
Zustand	Neuware