A change in altitude : a novel
Newlyweds Margaret and Patrick join a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, and during their harrowing ascent, a horrific accident occurs. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the African mountain and how these events have transformed her and her marriage, perhaps forever.
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Newlyweds > Fiction. Married people > Fiction. Mountaineering accidents > Fiction. Americans > Kenya > Fiction. Kenya > Fiction. |
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Large print books. Domestic fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0316043699
- ISBN: 9780316043694
- Physical Description 419 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition 1st large print ed.
- Publisher New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
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General Note: | GMD: large print. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 34.99 |
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A Change in Altitude
Margaret and Patrick have been married just a few months when they set off on what they hope will be a great adventure-a year living in Kenya. Margaret quickly realizes there is a great deal she doesn't know about the complex mores of her new home, and about her own husband. A British couple invites the newlyweds to join on a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, and they eagerly agree. But during their harrowing ascent, a horrific accident occurs. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how these events have transformed her and her marriage, perhaps forever. A Change in Altitude illuminates the inner landscape of a couple, the irrevocable impact of tragedy, and the elusive nature of forgiveness. With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, Anita Shreve transports us to the exotic panoramas of Africaand into the core of our most intimate relationships.