This is an outstanding novel -thoroughly compelling and gripping and really well written with great characterisation. This novel is one that will enthrall you to keep reading and leave you thinking about long after its finished. The story of Wolf is hugely rich in its own right but together with the events that happen on the mountain this is one of my favourite books of the year.

Reading the blurb for The Mountain Story you can't help but think it will be another typical survival story - guys gets lost on mountain, guy has to drink his own wee, guy survives minus a digit or limb. But Lori Lansens has woven a surprising story full of suspense, courage and thrills, with just the right amount of grit to make this one of my top reads for the year so far. The stand out character is the mountain itself, which Lansens places at the centre of the story through her incredible weaving of the beautiful surroundings with the harsh realities of nature. The raw emotion of the characters and their lives before the mountain show how even the worst situations can be providers of love, beauty and inspiration. This is most definitely Lansens best book and, it has to be said, there's not a cup of pee to be seen. Although be warned, there is toe sucking...