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'I'm going to tell the truth', I said suddenly, 'about what we did and why, and what it did to us.'

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Praise for Running for the Hills * : *
'A tender, eloquent book about love, the power of the land and the price to paid for living out ones dreams' * Sarah Dunant *
'A joy ... heartening, raw, tender.' * John Carey, Sunday Times *
'Touching, funny and extremely well-written' * Telegraph *
Enchanting ... magical ... so beautifully written that you almost hold your breath' * Daily Mail *
'A major talent' * Marie Clare *
Beautifully written crammed with precious details It should be required reading * Guardian *
It is the prose equivalent of a collection of poems by Ted Hughes or Wordsworth * Sunday Times *
The classic Great Escape . . . strikingly told * Matthew Bell, TLS *
An assured and compelling first book A moving exploration of the slow triumph of adversity over optimism * Rose Tremain, The Sunday Telegraph *

Truant

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      Book details

      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 3 April 2008
      ISBN-13 9780719569173
      978-0719569173
      ISBN-10 719569176
      Also in:
      Biography Autobiography: adventurers and explorers

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'I'm going to tell the truth', I said suddenly, 'about what we did and why, and what it did to us.'

      Trade Review
      Praise for Running for the Hills * : *
      'A tender, eloquent book about love, the power of the land and the price to paid for living out ones dreams' * Sarah Dunant *
      'A joy ... heartening, raw, tender.' * John Carey, Sunday Times *
      'Touching, funny and extremely well-written' * Telegraph *
      Enchanting ... magical ... so beautifully written that you almost hold your breath' * Daily Mail *
      'A major talent' * Marie Clare *
      Beautifully written crammed with precious details It should be required reading * Guardian *
      It is the prose equivalent of a collection of poems by Ted Hughes or Wordsworth * Sunday Times *
      The classic Great Escape . . . strikingly told * Matthew Bell, TLS *
      An assured and compelling first book A moving exploration of the slow triumph of adversity over optimism * Rose Tremain, The Sunday Telegraph *

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