Reviews

"A terrifying but hilarious story of true British grit and eccentricity... An emotional rollercoaster of fear and farce" Daily Mail

"An amazing story, well-told, thrilling and moving... kidnapped by terrorists, held hostage at gunpoint, in fear of being beheaded... A mixture of hell and farce" The Times

"Part adventure story, part travel memoir, part personal revelation, The Cloud Garden is one of the most exciting and interesting books I have read for years" Sunday Telegraph

"Funny, engrossing and moving… Throughout the dark days, the luminous personalities of Hart Dyke and Winder shine through" Guardian

"Clearly, surviving a nine-month jungle kidnapping requires courage and endurance. But Hart Dyke and Winder came equipped with something else in addition: pluck. It's that quality, crackling on every page, that makes The Cloud Garden one of the strangest and most satisfying adventure reads in recent memory" Men's Journal magazine

"Written with humor and suspense, this is a vivid account of [Dyke's and Winder's] nine-month ordeal. Dual first-person viewpoints are seamlessly spliced together, and the format provides a prismatic presentation of contrasting attitudes, allowing each author to comment on the other." Publishers Weekly

"Told in alternating voices (which works surprisingly well), this is a well-written adventure story filled with intrigue and hope." Library Journal

"Readers will find themselves turning pages and delaying dinner while Winder and Dyke slowly blossom into the heroes of their own misguided adventure." BookPage