VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
Joe Simpson is the author of several best-selling 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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