To the Island of Tides Audiobook (Free)

In “To the Island of Tides,” Alistair Moffat travels to – and through the annals of – the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his house in the Edges, through the historic panorama of Scotland and northern England, he will take us on the pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for the secular retreat for the Holy Isle. Lindisfarne, famous for its monastery, is definitely a place of sanctuary. It really is an island abundant with background: the Romans understood it as ‘Insula Medicata’; it reached the elevation of its fame in the dark ages, even survived Viking raids, before ultimately being discontinued after Henry VIII’s dissolution from the monasteries. Today the isle maintains its placement as a space for retreat and religious renewal. “Towards the Isle of Tides” is certainly a deep breathing on the energy of place, but also a more personal journey; a chance for an individual stocktaking and a reflection on where life leads us.