Past and present converge as Linda Cracknell doubles back to follow in the footsteps of others. Across Norway, Kenya, the Isle of Skye and Lindisfarne, Doubling Back traces the contours of history. Following paths long mythologised by writers and relatives gone before, Linda Cracknell charts how places immortalised in writing and memory create portals; wrinkles in time and geography that allow us to walk in the footsteps of others. Join Linda as she traverses the dangerous crevasses of the Swiss alps to retrace the mountaineering past of the father she barely knew, follows the escape route…mehr
Past and present converge as Linda Cracknell doubles back to follow in the footsteps of others. Across Norway, Kenya, the Isle of Skye and Lindisfarne, Doubling Back traces the contours of history. Following paths long mythologised by writers and relatives gone before, Linda Cracknell charts how places immortalised in writing and memory create portals; wrinkles in time and geography that allow us to walk in the footsteps of others. Join Linda as she traverses the dangerous crevasses of the Swiss alps to retrace the mountaineering past of the father she barely knew, follows the escape route of a Norwegian scientist on the run in the second world war, or simply celebrates the joy found in the 'friendly paths' of her local, regular terrain, and the ritual of returning home. Originally published in 2014 to rave reviews and serialised on BBC radio, this revised edition includes an account of a new journey through northern Scotland's Flow Country, the peatland that is our chief Carbon store. As the century is almost one quarter through, Linda doubles back once more to reflect on our future on this fragile Earth.
Linda Cracknell is a writer of narrative nonfiction on the natural world, as well as of fiction and radio scripts, and the author of Writing Landscape (Saraband, 2023). Landscape, place, nature, and memory are key themes in her work. Her first story collection was nominated for Scotland’s National Book Awards and the Robin Jenkins Literary Award for environmental writing. She teaches nature and place writing as well as creative fiction writing, often through the medium of outdoor or residential workshops and courses.
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The Opening Door Boscastle Cornwall; Dancing Kicking up her Legs A hillside near Abriachan Loch Ness; Stairway to Heaven? Relleu to Valle de Laguart Alicante Spain; Baring our Soles Ndumberi Village Central Kenya; Pappa’s Shoes A Wartime escape route Norway; Outlasting our Tracks Finsteraarhorn Bernese Oberland Switzerland; The Return of Hoof Beats Newtonmore to Kirkmichael Cairngorms Scotland; The Dogs’ Route A drove road between Perthshire and the Isle of Skye Scotland; To be a Pilgrim Saint Cuthbert’s Way Melrose to Lindisfarne; Friendly Paths The Birks of Aberfeldy Perthshire Scotland; Notes and Bibliography; Acknowledgements
The Opening Door Boscastle Cornwall; Dancing Kicking up her Legs A hillside near Abriachan Loch Ness; Stairway to Heaven? Relleu to Valle de Laguart Alicante Spain; Baring our Soles Ndumberi Village Central Kenya; Pappa’s Shoes A Wartime escape route Norway; Outlasting our Tracks Finsteraarhorn Bernese Oberland Switzerland; The Return of Hoof Beats Newtonmore to Kirkmichael Cairngorms Scotland; The Dogs’ Route A drove road between Perthshire and the Isle of Skye Scotland; To be a Pilgrim Saint Cuthbert’s Way Melrose to Lindisfarne; Friendly Paths The Birks of Aberfeldy Perthshire Scotland; Notes and Bibliography; Acknowledgements
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