Patrick and Margaret have only been married for a few months when they decide to live in Kenya for a year. When the newlyweds are invited on a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, Margaret is unprepared for the taxing conditions of the climb. The ascent goes fatally wrong, and Margaret’s role in the tragedy begins to drive the couple apart. Anita Shreve (Testimony, 2008) once again examines how lives can change forever by a single, catastrophic event.