Review: After That Mountain - Charles Martin

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Extreme situations often give a different perspective on the lives of those involved. That's what after that mountain, published in Brazil by Publisher Arqueiro, defends in its plot.

The novel is focused on Ben and Ashley, a doctor and a journalist who are trapped at the airport due to a storm. Ben has surgery the next morning and Ashley has the final preparations for her wedding, so they can't wait to catch the flight for the next few days. Hoping to get home quicker, Ben hires a jet and offers Ashley a "lift".

On the way, the most unlikely scene takes place and the pilot suffers a deadly heart attack. Somehow, he manages to land the jet, but in a snow-filled forest preserve and far from any civilization. To make matters worse, Ashley suffers serious injuries in the accident, including a cruelly broken leg. Ben uses his medical knowledge to try to save her, but survival in the place seems almost impossible, since no one knew about their private flight and Ben needs to find a way to get the two out of there practically alone.

Charles Martin created very good arguments to make the story convincing, Ben besides being a doctor is a radical guy, who used to climb and run. So, in addition to helping his partner with his healing knowledge, he also knows a lot about survival and has a lot of useful equipment. Ashley is not a dead weight, even though she is incapacitated from her injuries, she manages to keep her friend sane with her centered behavior and sense of humor. The pair is complete, without the attributes of each one they would not have lasted a day in the snow.

Alongside their survival, we are getting to know the story of Ben and his wife. Through a tape recorder, which he uses to record everything he wants to tell her (the explanation of the origin of this tape recorder is very cute), he remembers his marriage and explains what has happened so far.

The author shows a beautiful love story, with a great moral and reflection for the reader. However, it doesn't deviate from the patterns commonly seen in novels, as much as Charles has innovated a little and put some twists in the way. The narrative is very nice, fluid and a little informal, added with the short chapters, makes reading easy and enjoyable.

after that mountain already has a movie scheduled to come out in 2017, starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. At the end of the reading, we realized that this is a plot that has everything to be adapted, promising a feature film in the best style Nicholas Spark.

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