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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alistair MoffatPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.536kg ISBN: 9781838854386ISBN 10: 183885438 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 08 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Alistair Moffat: [To the Island of Tides] is often beautifully evocative of places, the past and the landscape . . . compelling and revealing * * The Times * * Extraordinary . . . There is a powerful, natural beauty in Moffat's writing * * Herald * * [Moffat] is a great teacher . . . Alert though he is to change and to the world we have lived into, he is forever in search of time that is lost and can be recovered. Enthralling . . . * * Scotsman * * Joyous . . . [The Secret History of Here] is a delightful meditation on a place, and on the role that humans played in its evolution * * Foreword * * Absorbing and thought-provoking * * Countryfile * * Truly fascinating * * Sunday Mail * * Author InformationAlistair 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, and the author of The Secret History of Here: A Year in the Valley, The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads and To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne.alistairmoffat.co.uk Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |