The joy of high places / Patti Miller.
Publication details: Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.Description: v, 240 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781742236513
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Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 796.51 MIL | Available | 069713 |
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They didn't know it, but Patti Miller and her brother, Barney, shared something in common -- a passion for the illuminating joy of wild nature -- with all its challenges and dangers.In this extraordinary and unexpected book, Patti tells the story of her own long-distance walking over hundreds of kilometres in Europe and of her brother's obsession with paragliding.During their shared childhood on a farm these siblings were virtual strangers under the same roof. As adults, a tragic accident changes their relationship. One day, Barney's wing collapses and he plummets to earth, breaking his spine.