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A Line Above the Sky
- Author
- Helen Mort
- Narrator
- Helen Mort
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 24 March 2022
- Run Time
- 5 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
Climbing 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.
© Helen Mort 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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- Author
- Helen Mort
- Narrator
- Helen Mort
- Duration
- 5 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529192681
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Memoirs, Climbing and mountaineering, Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Climbing 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.© Helen Mort 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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