Doubling Back

Past andpresent converge asLinda Cracknelldoubles back to follow in the footsteps of others. Across Norway, Kenya, the Isle of Skye and Lindisfarne,DoublingBacktraces the contours of history. Following paths long mythologised bywriters and relatives gone before, Linda Cracknell charts how placesimmortalised in writing and memory create portals; wrinkles in time andgeography that allow us to walk in the footsteps of others. Join Linda as she traverses the dangerous crevasses of the Swissalps to retrace the mountaineering past of the father she barely knew, follows the escape route ofaNorwegian scientist on the run in the second world war,or simplycelebrates 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 includesan account of a new journey through northern Scotland's Flow Country,the peatlandthat is our chief Carbon store. As the century is almost one quarterthrough, Linda doubles back once more to reflect on our futureon this fragile Earth.