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Synopsis
A fascinating and moving account of walking in the footsteps of others, and a masterwork of travel writing In 1952, Linda Cracknell's father embarked on a hike through the Swiss Alps. It was the last walk he would ever take. Linda retraces that fateful journey 50 years later, following the trail of the man she barely knew. This collection of walking tales take their theme from that pilgrimage. The walks trace the contours of memories, following friends, writers, and relations along trails across mountains, valleys, and coasts from the Highlands of Scotland to Kenya. Each walk is about the reaffirming of memories, beliefs, and emotions, and especially of the connection that one can have with the past. This book celebrates life, family, friendship, and walking through mountain landscapes richly textured with stories. A masterwork of travel writing in the vein of Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin, this lyrical, poignant book contains stunning landscape descriptions.
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About the Author
Linda Cracknell writes short stories, drama for BBC, and creative non-fiction. She was shortlisted for the Scottish First Book Award for her story collection Life Drawing and the Robin Jenkins Literary Award for environmental writing.
Review
'Cracknell wonderfully explores the strange durability of the paths that we make in our lives, in our dreams and after our deaths.' Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways; 'There is not a step taken in this book that does not engage... To walk with Linda Cracknell is to explore landscape and memory... It is to be enriched by the compulsions of a lifetime.' Tom Pow;'...a winning combination of memoir, travelogue and literary meditation' Daily Mail; 'With Cracknell's writing you don't so much see the landscape as feel it.' Scotland on Sunday; 'Of all the current crop of excellent "new Nature Writers" Linda Cracknell is probably the most physically present to the reader... Refreshing, lovely, fun: good walking and good writing.' Sara Maitland
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- PublisherFreight Books
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1908754540
- ISBN 13 9781908754547
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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