Alive

The True Story of the Andes Survivors

Piers Paul Read

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Arrow Books Ltd
18 October 2012

Biography; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

Reissuing with a fantastic new look to tie-in with the 40th anniversary of the Fairchild plane crash, this is the true story of what people will do when they are desperate to survive...

LOST 1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth.

ABANDONED Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers.

ALIVE The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Food supplies have long gone, and the remains of the dead lie scattered among the fuselage.

It is only too clear how these passengers have managed to stay alive ...

By: Piers Paul Read
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 359g
ISBN: 9780099574521
ISBN 10: 0099574527
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 18 October 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Piers Paul Read, the son of poet and art critic Sir Herbert Read, is the author of 13 novels and several short stories. He has received the Thomas More medal for distinguished contribution to Catholic literature for his book Alive. Read currently lives in London with his wife and four children.

Reviews for Alive: The True Story of the Andes Survivors

An adventure story with a rare depth. * Seven * Read handles the story so well * Evening Standard * 'It is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told... a masterpiece of narrative' -- Graham Greene Read's powerful account of the crash and its aftermath...what lingers are the moments of ingenuity, and the resilience of the human spirit. * Guardian * 'One of the classic survival stories of all time - a story of the will to survive against impossible odds' * Daily Mail *