<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA 2024</b><b>SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE <i>GUARDIAN</i></b><b>''The zigzagging life of an adventurer'' <i>GUARDIAN</i></b><b>''An astonishing, wonderful memoir of an extraordinary life'' HENRY MARSH, author of <i>Do No Harm</i></b><b>''Exciting and complex, full of insight and humour'' <i>SPECTATOR</i></b><b>¿Enthralling, miraculous, clear as the brilliant constellations of the night sky¿<i> SYDNEY MORNING HERALD</i></b><b>An unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller <i>Tracks</i>: the story of a mother and daughter, of love, loss and the pursuit of freedom</b><b>________________________________________</b>In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea. A life of almost constant travelling followed. From the deserts of Australia, to Sydney¿s underworld; from Sixties street life, to the London literary scene; from migrating wi