JOURNEYS TO IMPOSSIBLE PLACES

BBC TV's Wilderness presenter, the one with the winning smile, follows up his bestselling book Step by Step which traced the first decades of his life from depressed and unemployed teenager through to his early TV programmes. Now it gets much more interesting as he takes us on the epic and thrilling adventures that followed, in beautiful, tricky and downright dangerous corners of the world. He travelled through the Tropics, to remote paradise islands, jungles dripping with heat and life, and on nerve-wracking secret missions. From desperate struggles with his own fertility and head health, from wise friends, fatherhood, inspiring villagers, brave fighters, his beloved dogs and a thoughtful Indian sadhu, Simon shares his unique experiences and encounters and what they have taught him, ad the deeper lessons he draws from joy and raw grief. 359pp with a very chatty companion. Gorgeous colour photos. Paperback.