To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne [Paperback]

InTo the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans asInsulaMedicataand 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 Tidesis 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.

GBThis journey to Lindisfarne is a meditation on the power of place, from the historian and award-winning author ofThe Hidden WaysAlistair Moffatwas 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. He is the author ofThe Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads.Written with both wisdom and love . . . This is a wonderfully rich and consoling book . . . and it is very good indeedPraise forThe Hidden Ways:Our ancestors walked everywhere, unless they lived by a river or loch and travelled 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 speculationThe Hidden Waysmakes us think about Scotland and its history in a completely different way . . . A truly fascinating readTl#g