West
A Journey Through the Landscapes of Loss
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-84354-612-2 (ISBN)
Description
West tells the story of Jim Perrin's life against the lives and deaths of his cherished wife and son, and the landscapes through which they travelled together. It is a complex and sensual love-story, a celebration of the beauty and redemptive power of wild nature and an extraordinary account of one man's journey towards the acceptance of devastating personal loss.
Reviews / Votes
'West's hand grasps your heart so violently as to leave thumbprints - I came out at the end feeling that my face had been breathed on by fire; I had been washed in the writer's scalding tears - Peerless.' IndependentMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-612-2 (9781843546122)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/2011
Atlantic Books
€11.49
Available for download
Person
Jim Perrin is one of Britain's most highly regarded writers on travel, nature and the outdoors and in his youth was one of the country's most notable rock-climbers. He is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Climber and The Great Outdoors. Among many other awards he has twice won the Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature, and was voted Scottish Columnist of the Year 2009. He has written twelve books to date, including Menlove, The Villain: A Life of Don Whillans, River Map, The Climbing Essays and Travels with The Flea. He is a Fellow of the Welsh Academy, an Honorary Fellow of Bangor University, and the Guardian's Country Diarist for Wales.