Paths of glory by Jeffery Archer

Paths of glory is an unconventional biography on George mallory. Archer is the last person i would have thought about to write a biography. hero ( from archer's view) george mallory was fearless climber. he uses his talent to climb over a college wall so he could attend an interview,to escape from american millionairess whose bent upon taking mallory's virtue,climb a tower to impress his lady love.our author skirts along the edge of truth and fictionalising a biography. but as a story its a page turner. the story happens in early 20th century. the british nation is at the loss of losing the race to south pole. they can redeem if they happen to be the 1st on the everest. even in this story there is archer's touch. mallory has a stiff competition from George Finch. he is exactly opposite to what mallory is. an australian born, highly against the establishment and their decision's, uses unfair aids to acheive goal and womaniser. a true british gentleman is sportive,comes from a respected family,educated in eton and college either in oxford or cambridge. any establishment has internal politics which has been said in a not so subtle way. Asking other people to risk their life ,when they are not aware what the situation is going to be is most foolish by any standards. mallory was last seen on his fatal last climb near the summit. whether he reached it or not is still under debate even after his body was found decades later. may his soul rest in peace. he eternally lives in the heart of mountaineers. but not the book!