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A Line Above the Sky: On Mountains and Motherhood

by Helen Mort - £10.99  Ebury Publishing (2023)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9781529107791 | ISBN 10: 1529107792

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Climbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death.
 
Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks.
 
A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms.

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