Doubling Back Paths Trodden in Memory
“Doubling Back: Paths Trodden in Memory” by Linda Cracknell, published by Saraband on May 16, 2024, is a reflective exploration of the intersections between past and present through the act of walking. This 304-page book invites readers to journey across diverse landscapes, including Norway, Kenya, and the islands of Skye and Lindisfarne, as Cracknell retraces the steps of those who came before her. Through her travels, she examines how these historical paths serve as connections to memory and place, allowing for a deeper understanding of both personal and collective histories.
In this edition, readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences that blend nature, travel, and genealogy. Cracknell’s narrative encompasses her adventures in the Swiss Alps, where she seeks to uncover her father’s mountaineering legacy, as well as her reflections on the escape routes of a Norwegian scientist during World War II. The book also celebrates the familiar joys of local walks, emphasizing the importance of returning home and the rituals that accompany it. “Doubling Back” serves as a meditation on memory and the fragile nature of our existence on Earth, making it a thoughtful addition to the genres of essays and travel writing.
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Past and present converge as Linda Cracknell doubles back to walk in the footsteps of others.
Across Norway, Kenya, and the northerly islands of Skye in Scotland and Lindisfarne in England, Doubling Back traces the contours of history. Following paths long mythologized by writers and relatives gone before, Linda Cracknell charts how places immortalized in writing and memory create portals; wrinkles in time and geography that allow us to recreate journeys of others moving at a slow and steady pace, on foot.
Join Linda as she traverses the dangerous crevasses of the Swiss Alps to retrace the mountaineering past of the father she barely knew. Walk with her as she follows the escape route of a Norwegian scientist on the run in the Second World War, or as she simply celebrates the joy found in the ‘friendly paths’ of her local, regular terrain, and the rhythms and ritual of returning home.
Published in the UK to rave reviews and serialized on BBC radio, this beautifully rendered account of walking and memory helps us to locate ourselves in time and space and to reflect on our future on this fragile Earth.
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