'A must-read for Everest buffs with a sensitive side, and for those who want to understand the anatomy of climbing accidents. Rideout leaves readers holding the book close to their chest, knowing that the purpose of life, above all else, is love' Telegraph 'Timeless romance, an unflinching love story that touches the very core of the human condition. With Tanis Rideout's debut, a major new voice in Canadian fiction arrives' Joseph Boyden, author of Through Black Spruce 'A love story, a tale of adventure, and a study in obsession all at once, Above All Things is simply breathtaking. Prepare to be dazzled' Alison Pick, author of Far to Go It's gorgeously written and beautifully paced. 'Above All Things has it all: adventure, tragedy, mystery, and a deeply moving love story. She hides her doubts and the uncertainty about the future with or - god forbid - without him.Ī powerful, moving story of a husband driven to extraordinary lengths by his ambition and a wife terrified she will lose him to a cruel and pitiless rival, Above All Things is a timeless story of one of the great tragedies - and love stories - of the last century. She considers her marriage - the passion, the fights, the bitter absences, the loving reunions, all the snatched moments during the war and between expeditions. Alone on the mountain they struggle against inhuman cold, violent winds, thin air - but climbing, putting one foot falteringly after another, they reach for the cloud-shrouded peak.Īt home Ruth Mallory goes about her day visiting friends and comforting children she longs for news of George.
It is 1924 and after months of setbacks and failures, George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine are attempting to be the first to conquer Everest. In Cambridge, a wife collects the milk, gets three children out of bed and waits for a letter, a telegram - for news of her husband.
In the Himalayas two climbers strike out for the summit of the Earth's highest mountain - aiming to be the first to the top, and reclaim a little of Britain's lost glory. Above All Things is a heart-wrenchingly romantic historical novel by Tanis Rideout, based on British mountaineer George Mallory's fatal attempt to climb Everest, and his wife Ruth, who is left at home, waiting for him to return to her.
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