The first chapter of the book takes place on the slopes of a dangerous mountain that a woman and her husband are attempting to climb. I'm not typically a fan of extreme mountain climbing, know nothing about the terminology, don't follow it as an activity - and yet found myself completely drawn in to the passionate summary of events given by the author.

And then the scene ended, the rest of the book began, and I struggled through a few chapters of dull writing before giving up. Such a huge shift in style and readability just between that one scene at the beginning and what came after. So I haven't read the full book. I might go back and try to finish it, if I ever find myself mind-numbingly bored one day.