In the Shadow of the Mountain

Synopsis of In the Shadow of the Mountain

«In the Shadow of the Mountain» is the graded reader in English by Helen Naylor (Cambridge University Press, paperback, 96 pages).

Clare Newton, a journalist, travels to Switzerland to repatriate the body of her grandfather, found on a glacier 74 years after a climbing accident. Investigating the last ascent, she uncovers family secrets she did not expect and ends up rethinking her personal and professional life.

Part of the Cambridge English Readers series, level 5 (Upper-Intermediate, B2); text in British English with 22,483 words.

For upper-intermediate (B2) English learners seeking graded original fiction reading.