{"product_id":"2026100008505-secondhand-a-peak-in-darien","title":"A Peak In Darien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: good condition with minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebrated collection of essays by one of the twentieth century's most intrepid travel writers, A Peak in Darien gathers Freya Stark's reflections on the nature of adventure, mortality, courage, and the human spirit. Drawing its title from Keats's famous sonnet, the work presents a deeply personal meditation on the experience of reaching life's great thresholds — those sudden, breathtaking moments of revelation akin to a explorer sighting an undiscovered sea. Stark writes with the authority of a woman who traversed remote regions of the Middle East and Asia largely alone at a time when few dared to do so, and her prose carries the weight of hard-won wisdom. Elegant, philosophical, and at times poetic, this collection stands as a testament to her extraordinary life and her unrelenting belief in the transformative power of travel and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956306456795,"sku":"2026100008505-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6a3c1f4d-50e6-4d6e-8149-d3d49210ec02.png?v=1783499465","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008505-secondhand-a-peak-in-darien","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}