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
-- George Steiner * 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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