* A inspiring memoir of hope and of overcoming adversity from a warm, witty and intensely personal new voice; * Scotland's Cheryl Strayed . . . for fans of WILD and THE SALT PATH; * A powerful woman reclaiming the mountains - the place that gives her the strength to put one foot in front of the other and to keep on walking; * Widespread hardback reviews and PR coverage, including LORRAINE and BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live: `Beautifully written . . . A powerful message and a thrilling conclusion to a seemingly unachievable goal' - Rosamund Young, The Secret Life of Cows
Shortlisted for Travel Memoir Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020 / Winner - GOLD in Personality of the Year, SILVER in The Extra Mile Award as well as SILVER in Book of the Year all in The Great Outdoor Awards 2019
'This uplifting memoir is testament that in life there are times when there is nothing for it but to scale that mountain' -The Herald Best Summer Reads 2019
In 1997, at the age of 24, Sarah lost her mother to breast cancer. Alone and adrift in the world, she very nearly gave up hope, but she'd made a promise to her mother that she would keep going no matter what. So she turned to the beautiful, dangerous, forbidding mountains of her native Scotland.