The story of this nail-biting struggle for survival in the Peruvian Andes is a mountaineering classic
Joe Simpson is the author of several bestselling books, of which the first,Touching the Void, won both the NCR award and the Boardman Tasker Award. His later books are This Game of Ghosts - the sequel to Touching the Void - Storms of Silence, Dark Shadows Falling, The Beckoning Silence and one previous novel, The Water People.
A brilliant, vivd, gripping, heart-stopping account of their
terrifying adventure... Superbly written
*Sunday Express*
One of the absolute classics of mountaineering...a document of
psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest
compulsion
*Sunday Times*
On every level it is an outstanding literary achievement
*Independent*
A quite extraordinary and moving book...Touching the Void touches
the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling
way
*Guardian*
A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude...the
narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before
it
*Sunday Times*
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