The Shetland Way : Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands
āFascinating. Written with clarity and rooted in deep affectionā Observer
āA timely and balanced book that offers a unique insight into a debate whose relevance is only going to growā The Times
A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown.
āElegantā Sunday Telegraph
āEngrossingā i News
āMovingā The Shetland Times
āA remarkable and complex book about what makes us humanā 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 ā 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 ā of sustainability, grief, and a debate that mirrors global concerns about how we save the planet.
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The Shetland Way : Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands
The Shetland Way : Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands
āFascinating. Written with clarity and rooted in deep affectionā Observer
āA timely and balanced book that offers a unique insight into a debate whose relevance is only going to growā The Times
A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown.
āElegantā Sunday Telegraph
āEngrossingā i News
āMovingā The Shetland Times
āA remarkable and complex book about what makes us humanā 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 ā 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 ā of sustainability, grief, and a debate that mirrors global concerns about how we save the planet.
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āFascinating. Written with clarity and rooted in deep affectionā Observer
āA timely and balanced book that offers a unique insight into a debate whose relevance is only going to growā The Times
A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in the Shetland Islands by environmental journalist Marianne Brown.
āElegantā Sunday Telegraph
āEngrossingā i News
āMovingā The Shetland Times
āA remarkable and complex book about what makes us humanā 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 ā 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 ā of sustainability, grief, and a debate that mirrors global concerns about how we save the planet.











