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Regions of the Heart: The Triumph and Tragedy of Alison Hargreaves (Hardcover)

by David Rose (Author), Ed Douglas (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Quartet Books (10 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0792276965
  • ISBN-13: 978-0792276968
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 720,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Recounts the life of a mountaineer who climbed Everest alone, and describes the furor after her death on K2, because she was also the mother of two children.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Climbing and Life, 5 Mar 2008
By Alexander H. Hofmann - See all my reviews
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I loved this book! If you want to learn about: K2, mountaineering, family life and the media, read this book
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could have been better..., 19 Jan 2000
By H. Callaghan "Alice in Wonderland" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed this book, but there was something faintly unsatisfying about it - one felt no nearer knowing the woman it was about after reading it. More than anything, it has an almost apologetic tone which is quite at odds with the message it clearly wants to convey - that Alison Hargreaves was a world class athlete in a spectacularly dangerous and demanding sport, and indulging in this sport was an escape from her unhappy marriage. The authors tender the belief that it was the fear of failing her two children as a single mum that made her undertake her last fatal trip to K2.

I think that probably the sensitive issues surrounding Hargreaves' tragic death, and the resultant media circus, make it difficult for the authors to really delve into her character - her family are all still living. Nevertheless, the writing style is also pedestrian and uninvolving - except when Hargreaves' adventures on the mountains are being discussed, when the writers seem to shake off their malaise and come alive. Some of the descriptions of the climbs are wonderful, with an almost cinematic feel, such as the ascent of Everest and K2, whereas the discussion of her marriage, her childhood, and her emotional life is comparatively flat and second-rate. This is disappointing as should have been fascinating, and is instead merely banal and one-sided, with the husband painted as a selfish villain - which may be true but a bit more in-depth analysis of his character, and hers, would have been welcome.

I would recommend reading it, but would wait for the paperback to come out first...

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