Eight Feet in the AndesEight Feet in the Andes is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. It was first published by John Murray in 1983.SummaryEight Feet in the Andes describes Murphy's time in Peru with her daughter Rachel. The trip was a turning point. Until then, she had enjoyed the liberation and excitement of travel, but the miseries endured by Indigenous people brought home to her how tough conditions were in places like Lima, with its rampant cholera and tuberculosis.