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Rideout, Tanis.
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Mallory, George, 1886-1924 -- Fiction.
Mount Everest Expedition -- Fiction.
Mountaineering expeditions -- Fiction.
Mountaineers -- Fiction.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
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Rideout, Tanis.
Mallory, George, 1886-1924 -- Fiction.
Mount Everest Expedition -- Fiction.
Mountaineering expeditions -- Fiction.
Mountaineers -- Fiction.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
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Above all things / Tanis Rideout.
by
Rideout, Tanis.
Mclelland and Stewart, c2012.
Call #:
FICTION
RID
Subjects
Mallory, George, 1886-1924
--
Fiction
.
Mount
Everest
Expedition
--
Fiction
.
Mountaineering expeditions
--
Fiction
.
Mountaineers
--
Fiction
.
Everest
,
Mount
(China and Nepal)
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9780425268148 (2014 Berkley Books trade pbk.)
9780399160585 (2013 Amy Einhorn hc.) (first American ed.)
9780771076367 (Emblem 2013)
9780771076350
Description:
360 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"Novel of obsession and divided loyalties, which brilliantly weaves together the harrowing story of George Mallory's ill-fated 1924 attempt to be the first man to conquer
Mount
Everest
, with that of a single day in the life of his wife as she waits at home in England for news of his return. A captivating blend of historical fact and imaginative
fiction
, Above All Things moves seamlessly back and forth between the epic story of Mallory's legendary final
expedition
and a heartbreaking account of a day in the life of Ruth Mallory. Through George's perspective, and that of the newest member of the climbing team, Sandy Irvine, we get an astonishing picture of the terrible risks taken by the men on the treacherous terrain of the Himalaya. But it is through Ruth's eyes that a complex portrait of a marriage emerges, one forged on the eve of the First World War, shadowed by its losses, and haunted by the ever-present possibility that George might not come home. Drawing on years of research, this powerful and beautifully written novel is a timeless story of desire, redemption, and the lengths we are willing to go for honour, glory, and love."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical
fiction
.
Canadian
fiction
.
First novel.
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