Doubling Back : Paths Trodden in Memory

Past and�present converge as�Linda Cracknell�doubles back to follow in the footsteps of others. Across Norway, Kenya, the Isle of Skye and Lindisfarne,�Doubling�Back�traces the contours of history. Following paths long mythologised by�writers and relatives gone before, Linda Cracknell charts how places�immortalised in writing and memory create portals; wrinkles in time and�geography that allow us to walk in the footsteps of others.�Join Linda as she traverses the dangerous crevasses of the Swiss�alps to retrace the mountaineering past of the father she barely knew, follows the escape route of�a�Norwegian scientist on the run in the second world war,�or simply�celebrates the joy found in the `friendly paths' of her local, regular terrain, and the ritual of returning home. Originally published in 2014 to rave reviews and serialised on BBC radio, this revised edition includes�an account of a new journey through northern Scotland's Flow Country,�the peatland�that is our chief Carbon store. As the century is almost one quarter�through, Linda doubles back once more to reflect on our future�on this fragile Earth.