Published by Pan Macmillan, 2009
ISBN 978-0-330-50425-6
467 Pages
My Rating: (2.5/5)
" This is the story of a man who loved two women, and one of them killed him. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed........"
For sure, good appetizing lines but don't raise your hopes while reading the back cover page of this book especially if you happen to be an Archer's fan. And if you are a beginner who is going to usher into Archer's works, then I must say this may not be the apt book to start with.
Well, a good read if you haven't heard of George Mallory already. Had I read/known about Mallory before, I would have found this book completely bland. Anyway, this novel went on to describe the life of George Mallory, a mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest back in 1924. It basically revolved around his two passions - his wife, Ruth and the mountains. Well, the factual part was quite insightful but the fictional part where Archer could have scored was totally lifeless. At some point while reading, I just felt that he coerced himself into writing this book probably because he was fascinated by the mystery of Mallory's historic climb which even left me also intrigued. Archer should have done more research on mountaineering to make this so called novel (it seems more or less a biography..) interesting and certainly should have worked more on fictional part to keep the reputation of brand Archer intact.
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