Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

by Piers Paul Read

‘Hey, boys,’ he shouted, ‘there’s some good news! We just heard it on the radio. They’ve called off the search.’ Inside the crowded cabin there was silence. As the hopelessness of their predicament enveloped them, they wept. ‘Why the hell is that good news?’ Páez shouted angrily at Nicolich. ‘Because it means,’ he said, ‘that we’re going to get out of here on our own.’