A Line Above the Sky: On Mountains and Motherhood

By: Helen Mort

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Synopsis: Guardian Books to Watch 2022Evening Standard Books to Watch 2022Bookseller Editor's Choice'A wonderful book - exhilarating and taut, fearless in its explorations of wildness, risk, motherhood, and the inner and outer worlds of the writer' Jon McGregor'This book is beautiful' Emma Jane UnsworthClimbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death. Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks. A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781473582972
Related ISBNs:: 9781529107784, 9781529149180, 9781529192681, 9781529107791
Publisher:: Ebury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 08/11/23
Copyrighted By:: Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc., published by Vintage Books. Extract reproduced by permission of The Random House Group Ltd
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.