{"product_id":"mysterium-paperback","title":"Mysterium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Froderberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC Summer Read\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Must-read . . . [\u003ci\u003eMysterium\u003c\/i\u003e] ascends, literally and figuratively, vividly capturing the outer edge of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual travail.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the true story of Nanda Devi Unsoeld's tragic 1976 death while climbing her namesake mountain, Susan Froderberg's novel \u003ci\u003eMysterium\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale of a courageous woman's ascent to the summit of India's highest peak to honor her fallen mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMysterium, known as Mount Sarasvati, looms over the Indian Himalayas as the range's tallest peak in the dazzling fictional world Susan Froderberg has created. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarasvati \"Sara\" Troy is determined to reach the peak for which she was christened, and to climb it in honor of her mother, who perished in a mountaineering accident when Sara was just a child. She asks her father, a celebrated mountaineer and philosophy professor, to organize and lead the expedition.The six climbers he recruits are an uneasy mix. They include his longtime friend Dr. Arun Reddy, a recent widower, and Reddy's son, who often challenges his father; Wilder Carson, the acclaimed climber who is tormented by the death of his brother; Wilder's wife, Vida, a former lover of Dr. Reddy; and the distinguished scholar of climbing Virgil Adams and his wife, Hillary. Porters and Sherpas are recruited in India to assist and be part of the team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe party's journey is harrowing, taking them from the mountain's gorge, into its sanctuary, and finally onto the summit, a path that evokes the hell, purgatory, and heaven of Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e. As the air thins and this unforgettable journey unfolds, Sara emerges as a Beatrice-like figure, buoying her companions up the mountain through the sheer strength and beauty of her being. Both monumental quest and dreamlike odyssey, \u003ci\u003eMysterium \u003c\/i\u003eis infused with the language of climbing and profound existential insight.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Froderberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eOld Border Road\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), which the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e hailed as a \"remarkable debut novel.\" Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions \u003c\/i\u003eand others. She worked for several years as a critical care nurse in Seattle before moving East to study medical ethics and philosophy at Columbia University, where she received her PhD. She and her husband split their time between Seattle and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749654790432,"sku":"9781250214928","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fe97703862d0c085a2d059954b721e32.webp?v=1779935676","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mysterium-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}