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Between the Salt and the Ash: A Journey Into the Soul of Northumbria

Name: Between the Salt and the Ash: A Journey Into the Soul of Northumbria
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9781526175373
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Contributors:

Jake Morris-Campbell

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History

Book Subcategory:

Special Interest, Memoirs, Europe

Book Topic:

Hikes & Walks, Great Britain

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Release Date:

2025-03-18

ISBN 13:

9781526175373

Weight:

1.01 lbs

Size:

8.50 x 5.50 x 0.94 inches

Pages:

312

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A writer's quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland.

After inheriting the miner's safety lamp that belonged to his great-grandfather, Jake Morris-Campbell sets out on a pilgrimage across his homeland. Travelling from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham Cathedral, he asks what new ways might be made through the old north.

This region, a hub of early Christian Britain and later strongly defined by industry and class, now faces an uncertain future. But it remains a unique and starkly beautiful part of the country, with a deep history that is intimately entwined with the idea of Englishness. Jake's journey along the 'Camino of the North' sees him explore the shifting nature of individual and regional identity across thirteen-hundred years of social change. At the same time, it challenges him to reconsider his own calling as a writer and how it relates to the lives of the people he meets along the way.

Between the salt and the ash asks what stories the North East can tell about itself in the wake of Christianity and coal. Rejecting the damaging trope of 'left behind' communities, Jake uncovers neglected seams of culture and history, while offering a heartfelt celebration of the place he calls hyem.

About the Author
Jake Morris-Campbell was born in South Shields in 1988. His collection of poetry Corrigenda for Costafine Town (2021) was longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. A BBC New Generation Thinker, he regularly appears on Radio 3. Recent commissions include writing for the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition at The Laing Gallery, Newcastle and for the After Dark Festival at The Glasshouse, Gateshead. He is co-editor of Marratide: Selected Poems of William Martin (2025) and currently works as Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University.

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