The Shetland Way : Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands

`Fascinating. written with clarity and rooted in deep affection' Observer `A timely and balanced book that offers a unique insight into a debate whose relevance is only going to grow' The Times A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown. 'Elegant' Sunday Telegraph 'Engrossing' i News 'Moving' The Shetland Times `A remarkable and complex book about what makes us human' George McGavin When environmental journalist Marianne Brown arrived in Voe, Shetland, to attend the funeral of her father, she discovered a community on the frontline of the climate crisis. The construction of a huge windfarm, greenlit to export energy to mainland Scotland, had created rifts - with one side supporting the environmental benefits, and the other opposing the impact on local wildlife. The Shetland Way is an extraordinary investigation into this story - of sustainability, grief, and a debate that mirrors global concerns about how we save the planet.