History and Archaeology

The Ghost Lake

‘Remarkable’OBSERVER

‘Deeply profound… this is no ordinary memoir’ THE TIMES

‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER

‘Brave and luminous’ SARAH LANGFORD

‘Mesmerising’ POLLY ATKIN

‘Beautifully written’ YORKSHIRE POST

‘Steadfastly honest’ GEOGRAPHICAL

A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire.

The Ghost Lake: Unabridged edition

‘Remarkable’OBSERVER

‘Deeply profound… this is no ordinary memoir’ THE TIMES

‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER

‘Brave and luminous’ SARAH LANGFORD

‘Mesmerising’ POLLY ATKIN

‘Beautifully written’ YORKSHIRE POST

‘Steadfastly honest’ GEOGRAPHICAL

A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire.

The Ghost Lake

‘Remarkable’OBSERVER

‘Deeply profound… this is no ordinary memoir’ THE TIMES

‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER

‘Brave and luminous’ SARAH LANGFORD

‘Mesmerising’ POLLY ATKIN

‘Beautifully written’ YORKSHIRE POST

‘Steadfastly honest’ GEOGRAPHICAL

A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire.

The Ghost Lake

The Ghost Lake is a deeply personal, lyrical and stirring meditation on local history and changing landscapes that intertwines nature writing with an exploration of grief, belonging and the lives and legacies of rural working‐class people.

The Ghost Lake

The Ghost Lake is a deeply personal, lyrical and stirring meditation on local history and changing landscapes that intertwines nature writing with an exploration of grief, belonging and the lives and legacies of rural working‐class people.

The Ghost Lake

‘Remarkable’OBSERVER

‘Deeply profound… this is no ordinary memoir’ THE TIMES

‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER

‘Brave and luminous’ SARAH LANGFORD

‘Mesmerising’ POLLY ATKIN

‘Beautifully written’ YORKSHIRE POST

‘Steadfastly honest’ GEOGRAPHICAL

A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire.

Of This Our Country

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.

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