The Settle to Carlisle Line, John Bentley

The Settle to Carlisle Line, John BentleyNew Paperback The railway route between Settle and Carlisle in the North West of England is one of the most scenic lines in Britain. Crossing moors and mountainside, through the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, the line is famous for its spectacular views, its tunnels and its viaducts, not least the legendary Ribblehead Viaduct. This remarkable feat of Victorian engineering was under threat of closure by British Rail in the 1980s. Campaigners

At home and overseas

and focuses on the lives of the victims

Empires have collided here

this is her heartfelt

Morris's intimate journals

he has eyes only on a more peaceful life

500 miles of storm-wracked seas

Written in kaleidoscopic prose

I am a little strange

and interrogated prisoners

Uprooting is a book about finding home where we least expect it

But while admiring the tenacity of some yellow horned poppies thriving on a shingle beach – a place where it seemed no plant had a hope of surviving – he was struck by a simple yet profound truth