Harry's Absence
Looking for My Father on the Mountain
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Death/Grief/Bereavement, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Jonathan Scott | ISBN: | 9781497633636 |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media | Publication: | June 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Open Road Media | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan Scott |
| ISBN: | 9781497633636 |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media |
| Publication: | June 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Open Road Media |
| Language: | English |
A “moving memoir of son in search of his father,” recounting the life of a psychologist and pacifist who died climbing New Zealand’s highest peak (Publishers Weekly).
On February 1, 1960, Harry Scott, conscientious objector, psychologist, and mountaineer, was killed while climbing Mt. Cook. Thirty-five years later, his son set out to look for him. Funny, moving, and beautifully written, this is the story of a father's absence, told partly through the rich and exciting mix of biography, autobiography, and intellectual and social history. HARRY'S ABSENCE is a passionately argued book about New Zealand, addressing the distinction between nationalism and love of country. Finally, it is a recovery, from death, of reasons for living.
A “moving memoir of son in search of his father,” recounting the life of a psychologist and pacifist who died climbing New Zealand’s highest peak (Publishers Weekly).
On February 1, 1960, Harry Scott, conscientious objector, psychologist, and mountaineer, was killed while climbing Mt. Cook. Thirty-five years later, his son set out to look for him. Funny, moving, and beautifully written, this is the story of a father's absence, told partly through the rich and exciting mix of biography, autobiography, and intellectual and social history. HARRY'S ABSENCE is a passionately argued book about New Zealand, addressing the distinction between nationalism and love of country. Finally, it is a recovery, from death, of reasons for living.
