num_pages: 278
description: From memory, conversations &amp; the diaries of his now-separated parents, the author reconstructs their relationship with each other &amp; their mountain farm, &amp; tells the story of his upbringing. At the fore is his mother, a wilful romantic, who chooses to make a life on the mountain single-handedly, &amp; to raise her children there.
language: English
title: Running for the Hills
titlecomplete: Running for the Hills
genres: Biography, Nature, Memoir, Nonfiction, Travel, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 295
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Somerset Maugham Award
publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd