The Mountain Between Us (novel)

The Mountain Between Us
Cover of first edition
Author Charles Martin
Country United States
Genre Romance, Disaster
Publisher Broadway Books
Publication date
 June 28, 2011
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 336 pp (first edition)
ISBN 978-0767927024

The Mountain Between Us is a romance-disaster novel, written by American author Charles Martin. The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stuck on High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash.[1]

The novel was published by Broadway Books on June 28, 2011.[2] A film adaptation starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet was released on October 6, 2017.[3]

Plot

On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City airport when their flights home are canceled. Both of them are in hurry—Ben has patients to attend to, and Ashley is getting married the following day. Ben hires a charter plane and offers Ashley a seat, but when their pilot suffers a heart attack during flight, the plane crashes, leaving them stranded in the High Uintas Wilderness.

Though they survive the impact with injuries (Ben has broken ribs and Ashley suffers a terrible leg fracture), they are faced with harsh weather conditions and the fact that no one knows they are missing. The ordeal leads them to rely on each other to stay alive, and ultimately brings them closer.

Reception

Terry Miller Shannon, writing in The Book Report, called it "not only a page-turner of an adventure story; there is a moving emotional counterpart to the physical journey these characters undertake."[4]

Adaptation

20th Century Fox adapted the novel into a feature film, with Hany Abu-Assad directing. Kate Winslet and Idris Elba played the lead roles. The film premiered on September 9, 2017 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6, 2017, by 20th Century Fox.

In the film, Winslet's character's name was changed from Ashley Knox to Alex Martin, and Elba's character's surname from Payne to Bass. Also in the film, Winslet’s character’s occupation was changed to a travelling photographer/journalist and Elba’s character’s occupation was changed to a brain surgeon at first, then after the rescue, switched to being a general doctor. For the plot in the film, Winslet’s character hires the charter plane instead of Dr. Ben in the original book. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Martin Goodreads". Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Mountain Between Us: A Novel Paperback – June 28, 2011 by Charles Martin". Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (2017)". Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Review The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin". Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "See Idris Elba, Kate Winslet stranded in the wild in 'Mountain Between Us'". USA Today]]. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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