Running Water

On the glaciers above Chamonix, a climber's terrible fall sends a party of mountaineers racing against time and the indifference of ice. The rescue becomes a crucible, testing not just their skill on the mountain but the hidden tensions that have followed them from England. Sylvia Thesiger, gentle and introspective, finds herself torn between her mother's mysterious past and her own desperate longing for something real. As the party inches across treacherous snow fields, old rivalries surface and forbidden attachments spark, proving that the most dangerous climbs are often those of the heart. Mason writes with the precision of a man who knew these peaks, layering suspense with the slow revelation of what Mrs. Thesiger has been running from all these years. The Alps have never felt more perilous or more beautiful.