Review by MARY JOHNSTON
A multi-faceted, achingly beautiful and enthralling read on so many levels.
The story, based on factual settings and events, may be summarized by this line in the text from this thoughtful, articulate and attentive writer: " A paradox of perspective: how the high peaks you see from fifty miles away vanish behind the lower ones as you near, so getting a view of the mountain is like getting a clear vision of a life - you have to pull away from it before its shape starts to emerge from behind all the concealing layers".
