The mountain between us novel7/6/2023 ![]() It’s portrayed beautifully in the book, and catches you off guard.Īshley’s character in the book is the comic relief and then some. She died carrying his twins, and he blames himself for it. At the very end you learn that him and his wife aren’t separated. He talks to his wife through a recorder at the beginning of most of the chapters. ![]() Through out the entire book Martin leads you to believe that Ben & his wife are just separated, that maybe he cheated on her or chose the hospital over her. The book gave you suspense, love and subtle clues that I didn’t pick up on but seemed very obvious at the end. The way he wrote Ashley, with her sense of humor and intense inner strength. ![]() The way he builds Ben Payne, with a huge secret the character burdens through this life changing experience. He put Ben and Ashely into a pan, knew exactly what herbs and spices to add, then let them simmer for the perfect amount of time. The BookĬharles Martin did an amazing job with these characters. You get to follow these characters through the bitter conditions and the best part? You don’t see the end coming. It’s a story about two strangers that get on a charter flight to beat a snow storm, but end up stranded on the side a mountain in Utah. ![]() Please know that there are “spoilers” below, read carefully. A Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin was written in 2010. We then went and saw the movie to see how it held up. I recently read “A Mountain Between Us” by Charles Martin for my book club. ![]()
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