- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Flamingo; New Ed edition (20 Feb 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006548016
- ISBN-13: 978-0006548010
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 315,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"Altogether the most appallingly fascinating travel book I have ever read."
Product Description
Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter walked into the Karakorum mountains in the heart of the western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge. Accompanied by only a gallant polo pony, they endured conditions that tested their limits of ingenuity, fortitude and courage and, remarkably, with little loss of good humour. This is their story.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my all time favourite books,
By S Quilter (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where the Indus is Young: Walking to Baltistan (Paperback)
I read this book over 20 years ago, and have now bought a new copy. It is like meeting an old friend and getting straight down to lots of reminiscing, too much wine and uproarious laughter.Dervla Murphy is an opinionated and caustic writer, but her writing is always accurate and very moving. I thought her journey with her daughter was remarkable before I had my own children - now I read this with new eyes and with much greater appreciation of how remarkable she, and her daughter must be. I'm not sure I would warm to Dervla if I ever met her, but this book is a must for anyone who is sick of bland, politically-correct travel writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
gift,
By
This review is from: Where the Indus is Young: A Winter in Baltistan (Paperback)
this was purchased as a gift for my mother and has been brilliantly received, another good book in a thoroughly entertaining and interesting series
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mind boggling adventures in a remote area,
By A Customer
This review is from: Where the Indus is Young: Walking to Baltistan (Paperback)
This inspiring book left me breathless, especially when I travelled there and saw the conditions. To take a six year old child and survive filled me with admiration. She is a remarkable woman, who'se written a wonderful book
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
