
Dark Skies
by Tiffany Francis-Baker
Title:
Dark Skies
Author:
Tiffany Francis-Baker
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
272 pages, 12 hand-drawn black and white chapter illustrations
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781472964601
EAN:
9781472964601
Publication Date:
03/09/2020
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
346
Dimensions (mm):
130 x 197 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis-Baker travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky.For a year, Tiffany travels through different nightscapes across the UK and beyond. She experiences 24-hour daylight while swimming in the Gulf of Finland and visits Norway to witness the Northern Lights and speak to people who live in darkness for three months each year. She hikes through the haunted yew forests of Kingley Vale and embarks on a nocturnal sail down the River Dart.As she travels, Tiffany explores how our relationship with darkness and the night sky has changed over time. In this personal and beautifully written nature memoir, Tiffany Francis-Baker investigates how our experiences of the night-time world have permeated our history, folklore, science, geography, art and literature.










