Read about another entry on the list.Above All Things, by Tanis Rideout
In 1924, George Mallory made his final attempt to scale Mount Everest and then vanished; his frozen body wasn’t discovered on the mountain until 1999. People of his day assumed he never reached the summit…but perhaps he did? This story alternates between George’s grand adventure and the more ordinary adventures of his wife, Ruth, back home raising three children while he’s off hogging the limelight. Fans of The Paris Wife will love this behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be married to a Great Man. Their courtship (shown in flashback) is especially moving—as when George, leaving Ruth for a climb, tears out the last page of her book, saying, “You’ll never know how it ends unless you agree to see me again.” Who wouldn’t fall in love with the guy? Such tenderness makes George’s fate all the more heartbreaking.
My Book, The Movie: Above All Things.
--Marshal Zeringue
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