West tells the story of Jim Perrin's life against the lives and deaths of his cherished wife and son, and the landscapes through which they travelled together. It is a complex and sensual love-story, a celebration of the beauty and redemptive power of wild nature and an extraordinary account of one man's journey towards the acceptance of devastating personal loss.

Part memoir, part travelogue, legendary writer Jim Perrin charts a journey of loss, love and grief in the face of the deaths of his wife and son. Simply extraordinary, West is set to become a classic of its kind. 'West's hand grasps your heart so violently as to leave thumbprints... I came out at the end feeling that my face had been breathed on by fire; I had been washed in the writer's scalding tears... Peerless.' Independent

About the Author
Jim Perrin is one of Britain's most highly regarded writers on travel, nature and the outdoors and in his youth was one of the country's most notable rock-climbers. He is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Climber and The Great Outdoors. Among many other awards he has twice won the Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature, and was voted Scottish Columnist of the Year 2009. He has written twelve books to date, including Menlove, The Villain: A Life of Don Whillans, River Map, The Climbing Essays and Travels with The Flea. He is a Fellow of the Welsh Academy, an Honorary Fellow of Bangor University, and the Guardian's Country Diarist for Wales.

Reviews
'West's hand grasps your heart so violently as to leave thumbprints - I came out at the end feeling that my face had been breathed on by fire; I had been washed in the writer's scalding tears - Peerless.' Independent



Book Information
ISBN 9781843546122
Author Jim Perrin
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publisher Atlantic Books
Weight(grams) 312g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 25mm