Anita Shreve

Margaret and Patrick, married for just a few months, set off on a great adventure - a year living in Kenya. While Patrick practises equatorial medicine, Margaret works as a photojournalist, capturing a dizzying and sometimes dangerous city on film. When a British couple invites the newlyweds on a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Kenya, they eagerly agree. But during the ascent the unthinkable happens: a horrific accident occurs. In its aftermath, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how it has transformed her and her marriage, perhaps for ever.

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 Africa and into the core of our most intimate relationships.

A Novel

Amber Laha

Why is that every book I start becomes so horrendously bad for me? This one is written so amateurish that it drove me insane from the very beginning. She writes like this is her first time writing, which it isn't. The way she describes things is very simplistic and almost like a child is writing this book. The dialogue was weird and frustrating. Another DNF. If I don't find a book I like soon, well I don't know.

A Change in Altitude

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