Above All Things
  • Published: 26 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9780241962411
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $19.99

Above All Things

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20 Mar 2013
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26 Feb 2014
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The true story of George Mallory's fatal attempt to conquer Everest and the touching hidden love story at its heart

It is 1924 and George Mallory is attempting to be the first to conquer Everest. He faces inhuman cold and wind, but putting one foot falteringly after another he reachs for the peak. Meanwhile, at home Ruth Mallory goes about her day, hiding her uncertainty about the future with or - god forbid - without George.

A powerful, moving story of a husband driven to extraordinary lengths by his ambition and a wife terrified she will lose him to a pitiless rival, Above All Things brings to life one of the great tragedies - and love stories - of the last century.
  • Published: 26 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9780241962411
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for Above All Things

A love story, a tale of adventure, and a study in obsession all at once, Above All Things is simply breathtaking. With Tanis Rideout's debut,a major new voice in Canadian fiction arrives

Joseph Boyden, author of, Through Black Spruce

Above All Things has it all: adventure, tragedy, mystery, and a deeply moving love story. It's gorgeously written and beautifully paced. I could not put it down. Prepare to be dazzled

Alison Pick, author of, Far to Go

Timeless romance, an unflinching love story that touches the very core of the human condition. Rideout leaves readers holding the book close to their chest, knowing that the purpose of life, above all else, is love

Telegraph-Journal

With Above All Things, Tanis Rideout finally fills in this void, illuminating one of the great, tragic adventure stories of the modern-day age. It's a fantastic read

David Grann New York Times bestselling author of The Lost City of Z

Deeply fascinating

Independent

[Tanis Rideout] keeps us on tenterhooks . . . and leaves us intrigued by unanswered questions about [Mallory's] last attempt on Everest

The Press