An impossible quest. An epic love story. A mesmerizing debut.
In 1924, the English mountaineer Ashley Walsingham dies attempting to summit Mount Everest, leaving his fortune to his long-lost lover, Imogen Soames-Anderssonâwhom he has not seen in seven years. Ashleyâs attorneys search in vain for Imogen, but the estate remains unclaimed.
Nearly eighty years later, new information leads the same law firm to Tristan Campbell, a young American who could be the estateâs rightful heir. If Tristan can prove he is Imogenâs descendant, the inheritance will be his. But with only weeks before Ashleyâs trust expires, Tristan must hurry to find the evidence he needs.
From London WWI archives to the battlefields in France to the fjords of Iceland, Tristan races to piece together the story behind the unclaimed riches: a reckless love affair pursued only days before Ashleyâs deployment to the Western Front of the Great War; a desperate trench battle fought by soldiers whose hope is survival rather than victory; an expedition to the uncharted heights of the worldâs tallest mountain. Following a trail of evidence that stretches to the far edge of Europe, Tristan becomes consumed by Ashley and Imogenâs story. But as he draws close to the truth, Tristan realizes he may be seeking something more than an unclaimed fortune.
The Steady Running of the Hour announces the arrival of a stunningly talented author. Justin Goâs âdebut is ambitious in many waysâ¦it depicts a love that transcends time and disdains convention; and it fluidly moves between past and presentâ (Publishers Weekly).
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- General
- Historical Fiction
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Author : Go, Justin
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2015-04-21
Number Of Pages : 496
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1476704597
ISBN-13 : 9781476704593
Item weight : 0.85 lb
Dimensions : 1.4 in x 5.4 in x 8.3 in
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