Ascent To Hell [Paperback]

Peggy Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2000

This is a story of our time, compelling and topical as today's headlinesan action adventure about a group of men and women from divergent and disparate backgrounds who pit their climbing skills, stamina and ambitions against a towering mountain range in the Middle East.As the expedition's men and women encounter the stress of harrowing high-altitude climbing, they are also challenged by their own inner demons affecting marriage, personal relationships and even basic self-esteem.Battling these wrenching forces and faced with the drama of heartbreaking heroism, two leading characters, Nic and Laura, are catapulted along a path of discovery at once painful and inspirational, yet tempered by modern humor.Heightened by the mosaic of contemporary tensions and international intrigue, amid clashes of personal conflicts, a breathtaking story unfolds until the powerful legend of the mountain rises again in a climax at once terrifying and awesome.

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About the Author

PEGGY PHILLIPS has been a professional writer and public relations specialist for more than 40 years. In the 1960s and '70s she was Director of Publicity for Center Theatre Group at the Los Angeles Music Center's Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatres, as well as Director of Publicity for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. A member of the Dramatists Guild and Writers Guild of America, she is a produced Broadway playwright, and a film and television writer whose credits include "Days of Our Lives", "Lassie", "National Velvet","The Donna Reed Show", "My Three Sons", "My Sister Eileen", NBC Matinee Theatre, Kraft Theatre, "Adventures of Robin Hood", and "You Are There". Her first published novel, "Two Women Under Water" (1998) describes a dramatic encounter in the Red Sea during a scuba-diving trip. Her second, "A Golden Sorrow", (2000), involves a highly charged confrontation between Napoleon's two sons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (October 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595142281
• ISBN-13: 978-0595142286
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,559,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Action Adventure On A Rare Climb, January 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ascent To Hell (Paperback)

This is a story of our time, compelling and topical as today's headlines -- about a group of men and women from divergent and disparae backgrounds who pit their climbing skills, stamina and ambitions against a towering mountain range in the Middle East. What makes this story unique, as the expedition's men and women encounter the stress of high-altitude climbing, is the challenge faced by their own inner demons affecting marriage, romantic relationships and even basic self-esteem. Also fascinating is the combination of contemporary tensions, international intrigue and clashes of personal conflicts all tempered by modern humor yet intertwined with the powerful legend of an extraordinary mountain.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, March 9, 2001

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Skipper Foley (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ascent To Hell (Paperback)

This book is a waste of time. I have bought one of Peggy Phillips' books before and should have known better. This one is as bad as the last one I read. Better used for lighting the fire than reading. A thin plot, poor characters and generally bad writing all around.

5.0 out of 5 stars Would Make A Great Movie!, April 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ascent To Hell (Paperback)

This is a fascinating story with scenes and characters that leap from the pages into riveting reality. Quite apart from the excitement of the read itself, this would make a fantastic film. The writing is compact, taut and moves with the lean absorbing swiftness of a quality screenplay. "Vertical Limit" pales by comparison, mainly because of the carefully crafted plot of "Ascent To Hell", including its explosive climax, and highly credible characters.