A revised reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1700 miles of Australian Outback'I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult & there's no going back' So begins Robyn Davidson's perilous journey across 1700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels & a dog for company Enduring sweltering heat fending off poisonous snakes & lecherous men chasing her camels when they get skittish & nursing them when they are injured Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape an empathy for its indigenous people & a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity Tracks is the compelling candid story of her odyssey of discovery & transformation WITH A NEW POSTSCRIPT BY THE AUTHOR & A stunning COLOUR PICTURE SECTION