A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands
We are delighted to share that The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father’s Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown, publishes today with The Borough Press in the UK.
Described by George McGavin as ‘remarkable and complex’, this investigative memoir is an extraordinary look at the global climate emergency through the microcosm of Shetland’s historic and present day role in energy production. The Shetland Way tells the story of how one woman’s quest to make peace with her father’s death brought her straight to the heart of a challenging debate about how we save the planet.
What starts out as a seemingly straightforward lockdown narrative quickly become so much more. It draws you in because, at its heart, it’s about what makes us human. It’s about longing and belonging – about the perception of progress and profit and potential, unquantifiable loss. It’s a reminder that there are two sides to everything and all you held to be true might not be so clear-cut as you imagined’
George McGavin, author of The Hidden World
‘This striking blend of memoir and environmental science is an alluring account of the six months she spent there, unable to leave due to lockdown. It was a transformative time, not only in bringing her closer to her mysterious father, but also because it propelled her into the heart of the debate over a huge proposed windfarm, forcing her to weigh the benefits to the planet against the environmental impact on a community she had come to love.’
The Bookseller
If you haven’t already, you can find your copy here
