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The Steady Running Of The Hour
Justin Go
Simon & Schuster
April 2014
On Sale: April 15, 2014
Featuring: Tristan Campbell; J.F. Prichard; Ashley Walsinham
480 pages
ISBN: 1476704589
EAN: 9781476704586
Kindle: B00DPM7XU0
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In this mesmerizing debut, a young American discovers he may
be heir to the unclaimed estate of an English World War I
officer, which launches him on a quest across Europe to
uncover the elusive truth. Just after graduating college, Tristan Campbell receives a
letter delivered by special courier to his apartment in San
Francisco. It contains the phone number of a Mr. J.F.
Prichard of Twyning & Hooper, Solicitors, in London--and
news that could change Tristan's life forever. In 1924, Prichard explains, an English alpinist named Ashley
Walsingham died attempting to summit Mt. Everest, leaving
his fortune to his former lover, Imogen Soames-Andersson.
But the estate was never claimed. Information has recently
surfaced suggesting Tristan may be the rightful heir, but
unless he can find documented evidence, the fortune will be
divided among charitable beneficiaries in less than two months. In a breathless race from London archives to Somme
battlefields to the Eastfjords of Iceland, Tristan pieces
together the story of a forbidden affair set against the
tumult of the First World War and the pioneer British
expeditions to Mt. Everest. Following his instincts through
a maze of frenzied research, Tristan soon becomes obsessed
with the tragic lovers, and he crosses paths with a
mysterious French girl named Mireille who suggests there is
more to his quest than he realizes. Tristan must prove that
he is related to Imogen to inherit Ashley's fortune--but the
more he learns about the couple, the stranger his journey
becomes. The Steady Running of the Hour announces the arrival of a
stunningly talented author. Part love story, part historical
tour de force, Justin Go's novel is utterly compelling,
unpredictable, and heartrending.
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