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Publisher: Canongate
Author: Alistair Moffat
ISBN: 9781786896346
Year: 2021
Format: Paperback
Nature, Memoir
To the Island of Tides
by
Alistair Moffat
To the Island of Tides by
Alistair Moffat
Reviews
"Written with both wisdom and love … This is a wonderfully rich and consoling book … and it is very good indeed"
The Scotsman
Summary
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.