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LOST
1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth.

ABANDONED
Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers.

ALIVE
The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Food supplies have long gone, and the remains of the dead lie scattered among the fuselage.

It is only too clear how these passengers have managed to stay alive ...



Trade Review
'One of the classic survival stories of all time - a story of the will to survive against impossible odds' * Daily Mail *
Read's powerful account of the crash and its aftermath...what lingers are the moments of ingenuity, and the resilience of the human spirit. * Guardian *
'It is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told... a masterpiece of narrative' -- Graham Greene
Read handles the story so well * Evening Standard *
An adventure story with a rare depth. * Seven *

Alive There Was Only One Way to Survive

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      Book details

      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
      Published 11 October 2012
      ISBN-13 9780099574521
      978-0099574521
      ISBN-10 0099574527
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      LOST
      1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth.

      ABANDONED
      Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers.

      ALIVE
      The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Food supplies have long gone, and the remains of the dead lie scattered among the fuselage.

      It is only too clear how these passengers have managed to stay alive ...



      Trade Review
      'One of the classic survival stories of all time - a story of the will to survive against impossible odds' * Daily Mail *
      Read's powerful account of the crash and its aftermath...what lingers are the moments of ingenuity, and the resilience of the human spirit. * Guardian *
      'It is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told... a masterpiece of narrative' -- Graham Greene
      Read handles the story so well * Evening Standard *
      An adventure story with a rare depth. * Seven *

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