2019/89: Dark Mountain -- Helen Susan Swift
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 05:46 am2019/89: Dark Mountain -- Helen Susan Swift
October 1921: the six women of the Edinburgh Ladies' Mountaineering Club have set out to climb An Cailleach, a brooding peak that's never been summitted. Men -- including the brother of one of the women -- have died in the attempt, but the six are convinced that they can succeed.
( no spoilers )
I had seen Kate's bullying, Christine's fear, and Charlie's dislike of men, Lorna's terrible memories and Mary's bitterness over the Clearances. How about me? What aspect of my character or personality was being revealed? I did not know.[p. 106]
October 1921: the six women of the Edinburgh Ladies' Mountaineering Club have set out to climb An Cailleach, a brooding peak that's never been summitted. Men -- including the brother of one of the women -- have died in the attempt, but the six are convinced that they can succeed.
( no spoilers )