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The Steady Running of the Hour: A Novel (vuoden 2014 painos)

Tekijä: Justin Go (Tekijä)

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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. . . . Part love story, part historical tour de force, Justin Go's novel is utterly compelling, unpredictable, and heartrending"-- ". . . A young American discovers he may be the heir to the estate of an English WWI officer and alpinist, left unclaimed for nearly 80 years, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover the true story of the officer's love affair with the woman who may or may not be his great-grandmother"--… (lisätietoja)

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Jäsen:	lauriehill
Teoksen nimi:	The Steady Running of the Hour: A Novel
Kirjailijat:	Justin Go (Tekijä)
Info:	Simon & Schuster (2014), Edition: Reprint, 481 pages
Kokoelmat:	Oma kirjasto
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There are many things I enjoyed about the book but overall I found it unsatisfying.

Descriptions of trench warfare and early attempts at climbing Everest are vivid and unpleasant but are still the best parts of the book.

The modern storyline is compelling and ultimately not what I expected. I think I needed more structure and clarification but I suppose the way it was presented was intentional to mimic what it would have been like in real life. (

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

The book starts out great. I was interested and enjoying it and couldn't wait to get to the end. But the ending was a huge let down for me. I have no idea what the author wanted the reader to think happened. I don't like books that make me feel like I must have missed something along the way. Makes me feel like I just wasted a few hours racing through a story to a non-ending. Very disappointing. (

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ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |

For the most part, I enjoyed reading this book despite the fact that both love stories contained in the novel were a bit on the corny side. So the ending came as a surprise to me. Now, I've got nothing against surprise endings, if they turn out to make sense. But this ending was horrible. The narrator is standing at a locked door. He has the key, and upon entering it,will find all the answers to his quest. He puts the key in the lock, and then bam, that's it . We the reader have absolutely no idea what happened in that room. All that buildup and then absolutely no resolution. Uh, Justin Go, no one likes a tease. (

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kevinkevbo | Jul 14, 2023 |

Beautiful prose, and a fascinating dedication to detailed narrative when the points rather lay outside it. Something about the attempt doesn't quite work for me, and I can't love it - but I don't dislike it either, and I look forward with interest to the author's next book. (

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Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

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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. . . . Part love story, part historical tour de force, Justin Go's novel is utterly compelling, unpredictable, and heartrending"-- ". . . A young American discovers he may be the heir to the estate of an English WWI officer and alpinist, left unclaimed for nearly 80 years, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover the true story of the officer's love affair with the woman who may or may not be his great-grandmother"--

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