The Other Side of the Mountain (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: E. G. Valens
- First Published: 1978
- Time of Work: 1972–1977
- Setting: Los Angeles and Bishop, California
- Principal Characters: Jill Kinmont, John Boothe, June Kinmont, Bob, Audra Jo, Marilyn Hassett, Timothy Bottoms
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Autobiography, Education or educators, Accidents, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Athletes, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA, Bishop, CA
Form and Content
In The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II, E. G. Valens continues with his description of the life of Jill Kinmont. In this second volume, he describes her not as a glamorous skier confined to a tragic life but as an intelligent, insightful woman with physical limitations and special needs. This is a more introspective book than the first volume, originally entitled A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont (1966), which emphasized the excitement of racing and the grueling realities of rehabilitation after a spinal cord injury. The first volume...
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