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Life and Limb (Hardcover)

by Jamie Andrew (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Portrait; First Edition edition (25 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749950072
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749950071
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 271,706 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jamie Andrew's rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm on Mont Blanc has passed into Alpine legend; his survival was miraculous - but his close friend died in his arms and Jamie himself lost both his hands and legs to frostbite. His description of that episode is both enthralling and harrowing. The book also describes Jamie's life since he learnt to walk again on prosthetic legs - and since then he has married his long-term girlfriend, Anna, and, astonishingly, both climbed Mont Blanc again and ran in the London Marathon.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, moving and thought-provoking, 22 Sep 2004
To write a great autobiographical book, you have to have lived a great life. Before he was 30 years old, the author had already experienced more hardship and tragedy than most people can imagine. Yet this book is, above all, one of inspiration. As a survival story, it is even more arresting than "Touching the Void".

Jamie Andrew tells the story of the 1999 mountaineering ordeal in which his friend died without a trace of self-pity, even with humour. He describes factually his own subsequent surgery - the amputation of both hands and feet because of extreme frostbite. But the way in which he subsequently rebuilt his life is the author's main message. What matters is not what happens to you, it is how you cope. Jamie Andrew's response to his "disability" has been consistently heroic.

As a quadruple amputee, he has run a marathon, climbed Ben Nevis and more recently Kilimanjaro, fathered a child and written a moving book about his experiences. There is a marvellous passage about the many ways we use our hands - forms of expression now closed to him. There are tributes to the bravery of the helicopter and surgical teams who saved his life but could not save his friend's. And there are excellent photographs to illustrate his extraordinary story.

If you have ever felt hungry, thirsty, cold or tired while walking or climbing, read this book and you will never feel sorry for yourself again. If you have had illness or surgery, read this book and discover new ways of coping with challenges. If you fit neither of these categories, read it anyway, as a well-written and gripping story. The book has already been nominated for the Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature, and it is clearly destined to become a classic.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and truly inspiring., 24 Sep 2004
Jamie Andrew's account of what happened to him and his friend Jamie Fisher on the mountain is truly riveting. I am not a bookworm and have not read a book since high school, I found myself unable to put this down. Jamie's descriptions are fantastic and I was truly moved and inspired by his experiences. Jamie Andrew's character shines through and I highly recommend this book to anyone. I just loved it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book - unputdownable!!, 30 Jul 2005
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The book was excellent, unputdownable, and you feel gripped by his struggle from start to finish. It begins with an absolute fight to stay alive on a mountain top in a severe storm, the death of his climbing partner, and his incredible resuce. Then the story really starts. Frostbite claims both his hands and feet and the fight moves to adapting to everyday life again. Not only does he succeed in every challenge but returns to mountaineering again. It's not just an amazing book, but one which will move you and put tears in your eyes. Of all the mountaineering books I've read, many of which include accidents and fights for survival, this one I would recommend the most.
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