Eight Feet In The Andes

Eight Feet in the Andes (1991) – Dervla Murphy
Publisher: Arrow Books
Available from Crappy Old Books – where the pages are pre-loved and the corners are probably bent.

Join Dervla Murphy—intrepid travel writer, single mum, and lover of all things uncomfortable—as she treks 1,300 miles through the Peruvian Andes with her nine-year-old daughter and a trusty mule. It’s muddy, it’s cold, it’s occasionally life-threatening… and it’s brilliant.

Murphy’s writing is sharp, honest, and unsentimental—like if your coolest aunt had a dangerous obsession with altitude sickness and foot rot. Expect breathtaking landscapes, brutal realities of rural life, and a hefty dose of mother-daughter grit.

It’s not a shiny travel brochure. It’s Eight Feet in the Andes. And it’s probably got a coffee stain on page 42.

Grab this cracked-spine classic from Crappy Old Books—because adventure smells better when it’s a bit musty.

Condition as new.

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