{"product_id":"up-to-the-light","title":"Up to the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"MAGNIFICENT...I could not stop reading it. I loved it.\" --Charlotte McConaghy, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING author of \u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Armfield is an ERA-DEFINING writer.\" --Kaliane Bradley, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Armfield writes the kind of books that STICK WITH YOU FOR LIFE.\" --Kristen Arnett, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eWith Teeth \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Lambda Literary Award and Goodreads Choice finalist Julia Armfield, a novel following two climbers in the aftermath of an Alpine expedition that goes horribly wrong, pitched as \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e, by way of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJune, 1994. The storied Mount Varda has been untouched by mountaineers for decades: the last expedition ended in tragedy. When Liam Holness and Petal Coulson-Carter, best friends and celebrated climbers, are invited to join a team organized by the famous Jim Callaghan to pioneer a new route, they are initially skeptical. Working-class Liam and butch lesbian Petal know exist on the outside of mountaineering's privilege, and they have no interest in Jim's media circus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the call of the mountain is too strong, and soon Liam and Petal are in the French Alps preparing for ascent. Joining them on the expedition is Bill Franklin, Liam's oldest rival, whose sweet nature begins to break down Liam's defenses, while Petal's heart is turned by a climber's widow living in the town. As the expedition looms closer, the climbers begin to experience sleepless nights, bad dreams, and hallucinations. And as they make their way up the mountain, the world gives way to something stranger. With oxygen scarce and the altitude dizzying, how can Liam and Petal be sure of what is real? And will they ever know what happened to those they left behind on the peak? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBraiding Liam and Petal's perspectives with Jim's tell-all memoir in the expedition's aftermath, \u003ci\u003eUp to the Light \u003c\/i\u003eis a heart-pounding adventure story and an aching dual love story, with a horror edge. Gorgeously written, chilling, and entrancing, this novel asks why we are drawn to danger, and how we can find one another again in the wake of unspeakable loss.","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53823772852590,"sku":"9781250438881","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_187c9186-a477-420f-b785-2c2784df1fa3.jpg?v=1779546920","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/up-to-the-light","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}