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''Expertly crafted, suspenseful and diligently researched, this memorable novel of loss and betrayal digs deep and brings up diamonds I loved it'' Rachel Hore, author of The Hidden Years
''A haunting tale, deeply atmospheric and beautifully written'' Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den Trilogy
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, NIGHT CLIMBING IS ABOUT TWO WOMEN'S UNWAVERING PURSUIT OF TRUTH, SURVIVAL, AND FAMILY.
When Sylvia's son, Cyril, vanishes during a perilous school trek in the German mountains, her world crumbles. A pre-trip postcard from Cyril hints that his teacher now lauded for his rescue efforts knew more about the stormy conditions than he has admitted. Sylvia shifts from frantic mother to justice seeker.
Meanwhile in Hofsgrund, a German mountain village, Nazi flags and Hitler Youth parades are rapidly appearing, and Hilde senses life's irreversible change. The English schoolboys' rescue shakes the commu