Will North’s debut novel is fantastically written, and very lyrical. Alec Hudson is on a pilgrimage; he must scatter the ashes of his ex-wife (but still much-loved) Gwynne on the peaks of the mountains where they found their happiest times together. Almost to his destination, he stops at a bed-and-breakfast where he meets Fiona, who is married to David. Alec and Fiona begin a blossoming relationship while he waits for the mountain’s weather to clear, and upon his journey back from the peak he finds David, near death. I can’t reveal much else without giving away key plot points; normally I would have a more serious problem with Fiona’s infidelity, but the writer seems to understand some reader’s hesitation and makes it clear that this is a reclusive husband who leaves Fiona to tend to herself. A nice novel that doesn’t take long to finish.