In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to―and through the history of―the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, he takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle.
Lindisfarne, famous for its monastery, home to Saints Aidan and Cuthbert and the place where the celebrated Lindisfarne Gospels were written, has long been a place of sanctuary. It is an island rich in history: the Romans knew it as Insula Medicata; it reached the height of its fame in the dark ages; even survived Viking raids; before ultimately being abandoned after Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monastery. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.
To the Island of Tides is a walk through history, a meditation on the power of place, but also a more personal journey; a chance for stock-taking and reflection on where life leads us.
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“The Hidden Ways makes us think about Scotland and its history in a completely different way . . . A truly fascinating read” Sunday Mail
“Our ancestors walked everywhere, unless they lived by a river or loch and traveled by boat, or were rich enough to keep a horse or pony. So Moffat will walk. He will walk over much of Scotland, following, sometimes struggling to follow, old roads that are now sometimes hard to find. This book is the story of a dozen such walks . . . This is a splendidly rich book―a treasure-house of information, memories and speculation” Scotsman
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