{"product_id":"too-close-to-the-sun-9780099450276","title":"Too Close To The Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSara Wheeler's books include the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e, of which the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e reviewer wrote, I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.'\u003ci\u003e The Magnetic North\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Arctic Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen as Book of the Year by Will Self, Michael Palin, A. N. Wilson and others.  She has published two biographies of travellers:  \u003ci\u003eCherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToo Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton\u003c\/i\u003e, and was immensely relieved to write about women at last in \u003ci\u003eO My America!\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good story... a fitting memorial * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating story of a man trying to outrun the social upheavals of the twentieth century * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eWheeler has made excellent use of the sources at hand... Moreover, Wheeler writes well, and has a gift - shared by only very few - for pinning down the smells and atmosphere of the African landscape * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eShe dazzles the reader with an evocation of time and place.. her description of the east Africa Campaign is detailed and enthralling -- Keith Dovkants * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eShe writes beautifully, with a vivid turn of phrase, a sound grasp of history and an impish humour -- Andrew Lycett * Sunday Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732229960023,"sku":"9780099450276","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099450276.jpg?v=1719996058","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/too-close-to-the-sun-9780099450276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}