The Beckoning Silence
$42.43
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2003
Summary
Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure, but marred by death. He has endured the painful attrition of climbing friends in accidents, which call into question the perilously exhilarating activity to which he has devoted his whole life. Probability is inexorably closing in. The tragic loss of a close friend forces a momentous decision on him - it is time to turn his back on the mountains that he has loved. Never more alive than when most at risk, he has come to see a last climb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099422433 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099422433 |
| Author: | Joe Simpson |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Heart-stopping stuff…This is not a book for the fainthearted and perhaps should come with a government health warning…a book that will have your fingers clutching imaginary rocks and palms sweating over every page * Scotsman * An engrossing read. Nobody evokes the physical and psychological realities of climbing better…a powerfully written book…as vivid as anything Simpson has yet produced * Sunday Telegraph * No one conjures the thrill of altitude better than Simpson…A hugely enjoyable book…As far as mountaineering literature goes this is about as good as it gets * Sara Wheeler, Spectator * Eloquent, spine-chilling stuff * SUNDAY TIMES * Grippingly told…there is no question Simpson is a brilliant adventure writer. There are passages that had my heart racing * Observer *
About The Author
Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson was born in India in 1960. His career as a climber and mountaineer has taken him all over the world and tackled some of its most dangerous and difficult slopes. He is the survivor of numerous life-threatening injuries incurred during his expeditions, which he recounts in his award-winning books. He lives in Sheffield.
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