{"product_id":"2026200013718-secondhand-west-with-the-night-the-illustrated-edition","title":"West With The Night: The Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most extraordinary memoirs ever written, Beryl Markham chronicles her remarkable life as a bush pilot, racehorse trainer, and solitary adventurer across the vast, untamed landscapes of colonial Africa and beyond. West with the Night recounts her legendary 1936 solo flight from East Africa to North America — the first ever completed from east to west — a journey that pushed the boundaries of human endurance and aeronautical possibility, undertaken by a woman who had already defied every convention of her era.\n\nMarkham's prose is widely regarded as some of the finest in 20th-century literature, possessed of a lyrical intensity that Ernest Hemingway himself famously praised, declaring that she had written so well he was ashamed of himself. Her narrative moves between the sun-scorched Kenyan plains of her childhood, the intimate rituals of training champion thoroughbreds, and the terrifying silence of a cockpit suspended over the Atlantic, weaving together themes of solitude, courage, and an almost feral connection to the natural world. This illustrated edition enriches the reading experience with rare photographs and imagery that bring Markham's extraordinary world vividly to life — leaving the reader to wonder how one life could contain so much sky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160900935899,"sku":"2026200013718-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5b803826-2e37-4e15-aa90-3d8541fc012a.png?v=1787188350","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013718-secondhand-west-with-the-night-the-illustrated-edition","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}