{"product_id":"9781925183825","title":"The Many Ways of Seeing","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn desperation, I look up into mum’s face. A small face – a loving face —\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnd the lights go out. Her face is the last image I will ever see in my lifetime.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blind since the age of seven, Nick Gleeson has spent his life learning to ‘see’ without seeing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Growing up in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows, Nick’s young life was defined by touch and smell: learning the shape of each shoe so he knew left from right. Holding the huge, rough hand of his father. Smelling the well-worn vinyl in the family car. Gently feeling the smooth top and soft underbelly of a mushroom he has picked.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Nick meets Peter Bishop, Creative Director of Varuna, the Writers’ House many years later, he has led an amazing life of physical adventuring. He’s scaled basecamp at Everest and the top of Kilimanjaro; he’s been a Paralympic athlete, a marathon runner, a skydiver. And, most recently, he’s been on an expedition to the Simpson Desert.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a unique blend of memoir, conversation and insights into the writing process, together Peter and Nick have collaborated to share Nick’s compelling life journey with its many challenges, loves and losses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Many Ways of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring true story about determination in the face of hardship, the importance of trust and friendship and the wonderful relationship between a mentor and writer.","brand":"Ventura Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175904493808,"sku":"9781925183825","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925183825_p0.jpg?v=1763634276","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925183825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}