Amy McCulloch’s new novel “Breathless” gives new meaning to the term high-stakes thriller.
gives new meaning to the term high-stakes thriller: It’s set on a mountain, specifically Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world. Journalist Cecily Wong has come to Nepal to interview world-famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a series of summits. He’s promised her that if she climbs with his team, he’ll give her an exclusive interview. Her career depends on reaching the top. When one climber dies in an apparent accident, it casts a pall over the group.
“I would not have even classified myself as a very outdoorsy person,” she says. She got married, and then divorced within a short amount of time.
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