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Where the Earth Ends
John Harrison
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Description for Where the Earth Ends
Paperback.
My great grandfather and grandfather sailed the Horn, in steam and diesel, out of Liverpool. I was the first generation not to sail the Horn or fight a war. Instead, I would go to the end of the world, beyond Patagonia, to Tierra del Fuego. I would do more, I would see the Horn and find lost tribes. The child in me could go even further and sail the waters of Coleridge's albatross and enter the watercolours' blue horizons of my first novel, and sit on Robinson Crusoe's imaginary shore. I had imagined these places; they must exist. All I ... Read more
My great grandfather and grandfather sailed the Horn, in steam and diesel, out of Liverpool. I was the first generation not to sail the Horn or fight a war. Instead, I would go to the end of the world, beyond Patagonia, to Tierra del Fuego. I would do more, I would see the Horn and find lost tribes. The child in me could go even further and sail the waters of Coleridge's albatross and enter the watercolours' blue horizons of my first novel, and sit on Robinson Crusoe's imaginary shore. I had imagined these places; they must exist. All I ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902638683
SKU
V9781902638683
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Where the Earth Ends
"His approach is thorough and his excitement contagious."
The Independent on Sunday "An engaging and entertaining narrative."
Sunday Telegraph "An inspiring blend of new-look, literary, post-Granta traveller and intrepid adventurer. A glorious roundtrip to desolation and romance."
The Scotsman "A fascinating book of insight, scholarship and adventurous travel, fired by childhood dreams ... Read more
The Independent on Sunday "An engaging and entertaining narrative."
Sunday Telegraph "An inspiring blend of new-look, literary, post-Granta traveller and intrepid adventurer. A glorious roundtrip to desolation and romance."
The Scotsman "A fascinating book of insight, scholarship and adventurous travel, fired by childhood dreams ... Read more