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The ghost lake
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- Book Synopsis
- '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' GEOGRAPHICALA memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire.I am setting out on a pilgrimage through an ancient landscape.I will begin at my daughter's grave.Paleolake Flixton is an extinct lake in North Yorkshire. Human occupation of the site dates back thousands of years, but today, all that is left is a watermark.Wendy Pratt brings readers on a pilgrimage around its periphery, to locations that have acted as journey markers in her own life. While traversing forests and fenland, she finds refuge in nature.The Ghost Lake is a lyrical meditation on local history, changing landscapes, and the lives and legacies of rural working-class people.
- About The Author
- Pratt is a poet, author, editor and workshop facilitator living and working on the North Yorkshire coast, where she grew up. She is the author of five collections of poetry. Her latest collection When I Think of My Body as a Horse (Smith Doorstop Books) won the Poetry Business Book and Pamphlet award in 2021. She is the founder and editor in chief of Spelt Magazine, and runs courses and workshops at York Centre for Lifelong Learning.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780008637415
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Borough Press, (24 April 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 200 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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