{"product_id":"the-ghost-lake-by-wendy-pratt","title":"The Ghost Lake by Wendy Pratt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaleolake 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 272 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eImprint:The Borough Press\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9780008637415\u003cbr\u003ePublished:24 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Yorkshire, Memoirs, Landscape archaeology, Environmental archaeology, Limnology (freshwater), Physical geography \u0026amp; topography, Human geography, Complementary therapies, healing \u0026amp; health, The Earth: natural history general\u003cbr\u003eWeight:196g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66039564075357,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9780008637415.jpg?v=1790343215","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/the-ghost-lake-by-wendy-pratt","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}