Time and Tide: The Long, Long Life of Landscape

Time and Tide is a poetic and profound exploration of the forces that transform places, featuring literary, local, and family history. It offers a chance to discover the past through rare species, shipwrecks, ruins, trees, towers, caves, and airfields, and reveals the stories of our Isles.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2024
Publisher: John Murray Press

Time and Tide is a poetic and profound work that is wise, considered, and full of surprises. It has been observed by various newspapers and magazines, including the Observer, Mail on Sunday, Miraculous, Scotsman, and A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. The book is divided into fascinating chapters that explore the forces that transform places, both natural and human.

The author, Fiona Stafford, takes readers on a time-traveling journey deep into the stories of the Isles. She follows in the footsteps of literary figures such as Burns, Keats, Celia Fiennes, Charles Dickens, William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Noel Coward, and Compton Mackenzie. The book showcases the landscapes of Britain, full of delights and surprises. From red squirrels to brick vistas, from botanical gardens to hot springs, the book offers a glimpse into the rich history and hidden lives of the country.

Chance discoveries of rare species, shipwrecks, and ruins, curious trees and startling towers, weird caves and disused airfields, or even just baffling placenames offer ways into unexpected histories and hidden lives. The clues to the past are all around us, and Time and Tide will help readers find them.

The book is hot through with tender delights and unexpected revelations. Richard Holmes has described it as "wonderful," while Philip Marsden has praised it as a fascinating compendium of people and places. Time and Tide is a must-read for anyone who loves literature, history, and the natural world.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 224 x 147 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781473686328