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Alpine Dawn
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It's 1848 and Thomas Kingsley, a failed journalist who owes a great deal of money to some very determined men, is looking for an escape from the stinking cesspit of London. He wants to begin his life anew but feels trapped--until, that is, he meets Albert Smith and his alluring but shy sister Peggy.
Smith is an explorer who turns his exploits into shows for the stage. The old school of explorers consider him a charlatan. Widely known as the man who never actually climbed Mont Blanc, he seeks some defining triumph to finally seal his reputation.
Professor James Forbes is the world's leading authority on glaciers. He wrote the book on Alpine science, but now he is dying. He yearns for one final mountain voyage while he still has strength; a journey without end, one last attempt to solve the mystery of what lies deep beneath the ice.
Together, these unlikely companions will go through hell, revolution, poverty and storm to forge the beginning of something wonderful.
It's 1848 and Thomas Kingsley, a failed journalist who owes a great deal of money to some very determined men, is looking for an escape from the stinking cesspit of London. He wants to begin his life anew but feels trapped--until, that is, he meets Albert Smith and his alluring but shy sister Peggy.
Smith is an explorer who turns his exploits into shows for the stage. The old school of explorers consider him a charlatan. Widely known as the man who never actually climbed Mont Blanc, he seeks some defining triumph to finally seal his reputation.
Professor James Forbes is the world's leading authority on glaciers. He wrote the book on Alpine science, but now he is dying. He yearns for one final mountain voyage while he still has strength; a journey without end, one last attempt to solve the mystery of what lies deep beneath the ice.
Together, these unlikely companions will go through hell, revolution, poverty and storm to forge the beginning of something wonderful.
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Alex Roddie
21 books27 followersAlex Roddie is a writer of historical fiction set in the mountains. He’s spent a great deal of his life up various hills, and his time living in Scotland from 2008 to 2011 has proved an endless source of inspiration. His novels The Only Genuine Jones and The Atholl Expedition are tales of adventure based on the emerging mountaineering culture of Britain in the 19th century.
His author website is www.alexroddie.com.
Alex is also a freelance editor providing affordable services for indie authors. When wearing his editing hat he hangs out at www.pinnacleeditorial.co.uk.
His author website is www.alexroddie.com.
Alex is also a freelance editor providing affordable services for indie authors. When wearing his editing hat he hangs out at www.pinnacleeditorial.co.uk.
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