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Time and a snow-covered mountain at the top of the world offer no clues about a mission’s completion. The expedition taken on by an English schoolmaster in 1924 unfolds in this latest novel by Jeffrey Archer, who uses literary license to introduce George Mallory as his passionate hero. In truth, Mallory remains an enigma because there is no proof that he reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Mt. Everest. However, PATHS OF GLORY tells Mallory’s story like a fairy tale of adventure, desire and passion for achieving what no man had yet to accomplish. Archer’s research gives us a real human being, with dreams that urge him forward. As a young child, Mallory, on holiday at the beach with his family, nearly drowns when he surfs the water to reach a high rock far from shore. Rescued by his father, the child courts a near miss with death but appears unafraid. Mallory has no concept of fear, no sense of risk. Early on, Mallory wonders why his sisters will not be offered the equal chance for education afforded him and his brother. But life at the turn of the century in England has not yet witnessed such movements as women’s suffrage and equal opportunity for education and occupation, ideas that Mallory, as a free thinker, espouse. An amusing tale emphasizes his love of climbing when he scales a wall for his primary interview at the college. During his time at Cambridge, Mallory pursues his alpine sport of mountain climbing. On holiday, he and George Finch, now members of the CUMC club, tackle the mighty Swiss Alps. Mallory soon receives accolades from Englishmen who consider him unorthodox but a sterling mountaineer. He and Finch both revere the majestic ladies they seek to conquer. They join the quest to climb Mont Blanc, on holiday from class, where disaster betrays them in the form of an avalanche. But Mallory recovers and renews his desire to achieve what no man has done --- to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. At over 27,000 feet, she is affectionately called Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the Earth. While teaching, Mallory meets a rival to the mountain for his first love. Ruth Turner, daughter of a nobleman, flirts with Mallory’s friend but fancies the handsome youth whose hobby becomes his obsession. Again, he proves his willingness to court her by a high-rise shenanigan in Venice. He’s successful, and Ruth becomes Mrs. Mallory. Archer writes the Mallory story as a novel, but the reader invades the psyche of a real man with an inexhaustible desire to fulfill his dreams. How much Archer embellishes is unimportant because we walk in Mallory’s boots as he tries for the summit. When the Royal Society makes plans for their first attempt on Mt. Everest, Mallory is invited. Enthusiastic, he takes a sabbatical from teaching to join the expedition. Finch is convinced that oxygen canisters are necessary for the climbers to breathe in the altitude, but Mallory rejects the idea, standing fast to that belief throughout the journey. PATHS OF GLORY unveils Mallory’s personal commitment to the expedition through letters he writes to his beloved Ruth. Whether these letters are truth, in fact, can be suggested by Archer’s research involving Mallory’s grandson, George Leigh Mallory II. Archer writes a lengthy epilogue describing the lives, accomplishments and deaths of those involved in Mallory’s saga. It had been his desire to place Ruth’s picture on the summit of Everest when he set foot on the peak. To this day, the mystery remains. Many books have been written about the conquest of Everest, acquainting the uninformed about the dangers of such a climb. We’ve become familiar with the brave Tibetan Sherpas, who risk their lives to guide those climbers as they ascend. PATHS OF GLORY is a salute to Sherpas, the realities of life at 27,000 feet, and the valiant climbers who were the first to challenge Chomolungma. Although Mallory’s final challenge is undocumented, the reader is his cheerleader throughout his journey. A rousing hurrah has to spill from our lips when we read of his remarkable adventure.