'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- GEOGRAPHICAL A 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.
