![]() ![]() ![]() How will they make it out of the wilderness and if they do, how will this experience change them forever? Heart-wrenching and unputdownable, The Mountain Between Us will reaffirm your belief in the power of love to sustain us. Days in the mountains become weeks, as their hope for rescue dwindles. Without food or shelter, and only Ben's mountain climbing gear to protect themselves, Ashley and Ben's chances for survival look bleak, but their reliance on each other sparks an immediate connection, which soon evolves into something more. ![]() But when unthinkable tragedy strikes, the pair find themselves stranded in Utah's most remote wilderness in the dead of winter, badly injured and miles from civilization. When a blizzard strands them in Salt Lake City, two strangers agree to charter a plane together, hoping to return home Ben Payne is a gifted surgeon returning from a conference, and Ashley Knox, a magazine writer, is en route to her wedding. ![]() 10 minutes later - an update: So I kept thinking that this reminded me a lot of 'When Crickets Cry.' Then I looked it up and, guess what. The surprising ending was what added the extra half star. An atmospheric, suspenseful and gripping story of two people finding love while fighting to survive. 4/5: 3.5 The survival stuff didnt hold my attention so well. The director Hany Abu-Assad, whose credits include two. There’s the pairing of Kate Winslet and Idris Elba check. Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. The Mountain Between Us has been viewed from the outset as a major contender. ![]()
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Payal Doshi REA AND THE BLOOD OF THE NECTAR Mango and Marigold Press (Children's: Juvenile Fiction) 19.95 ISBN: 9781645437635Ī twelve-year-old in Darjeeling encounters a magical world when she sets out to rescue her twin in Payal Doshi's original, girl-powered novel Rea and the Blood of the Nectar. ![]() ![]() Marshal Lucas Davenport (after 2019's Neon Prey) offers more of the same a dramatic high-stakes premise and plenty of action, but not much character depth. With nowhere else to turn, influential Senators decide to call in someone who can operate outside the FBI's constraints: Lucas Davenport.īestseller Sandford's 30th thriller featuring U.S. The anonymous photographer can't be pinned down to one location or IP address, and more importantly, at least to the paper-processing bureaucrats, no crime has actually been committed. It's obviously alarming-is there an unstable extremist tracking the loved ones of powerful politicians with deadly intent? 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