Paths of Glory [Paperback]

Some people have dreams that are so magnificent that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. But what if one man had such a dream&and once he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition?

This is the story of such a man: George Mallory. He once told an American reporter that he wanted to climb Mt. Everest because it's there. On his third attempt in 1924, at age thirty-seven, he was last seen six hundred feet from the top. His body was found in 1999. And it still remains a mystery whether he ever reached the summit.

Following up his most successful novel in ten years, international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer delivers the sweeping story of a legendary man.Jeffrey Archerwas educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections--includingAnd Thereby Hangs a Tale, Kane and Abel, andFalse Impression--have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.