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THE WATER PEOPLE Joe Simpson 1992 1st UK ed Hardcover DJ Fine
By Simpson, Joe
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London, Cape, 1992, 1st UK edition. 239 pp. Hardcover, Dust Jacket, Fine condition.
Joe Simpson's first novel, written just after his award winning Touching the Void, draws on his experiences of mountaineering and his vivied imagination. A novel based on the climbing and adventure experiences of the author, who also wrote 'Touching the Void', which won both the NCR Award for Non-Fiction and the Boardman-Tasker Award in 1989. It is a story enriched by a variety of characters encountered in a life lived constantly on the edge.
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