Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father's Islands

‘Fascinating… written with clarity and rooted in deep affection’ Observer

‘A timely and balanced book that offers a unique insight into a debate whose relevance is only going to grow’ The Times

A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown.

A Love Story from the End of the World

From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and Reese’s Book Club pick City of Night Birds, an exquisite, globetrotting story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural world.

A Love Story from the End of the World

From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and Reese’s Book Club pick City of Night Birds, an exquisite story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural world.

‘A rare jewel … essential reading for right now’ COCO MELLORS

‘Kim’s work is ambitious, elegant and deeply intellectual’ PANDORA SYKES

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 Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father's Islands

‘Fascinating’ Observer

‘Engrossing’ i News

‘Elegant’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Profound and poignant’ Sunday Post

‘Remarkable and complex’ George McGavin

A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown.

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.

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.

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