The Silent Barrier

A novel of romance and adventure. In London in the early twentieth century, Helen Wynton, a poor young secretary, dreams of seeing the eternal snows of the Alps. A wealthy American, Charles Spencer, overhears her wish and, without revealing his name, pays a small newspaper to send her to write articles at a grand hotel in Maloja, Switzerland. But Mark Bower, a rich man who takes too close an interest in her, boards the same train. Amid fashionable guests, mountain guides and glaciers, Spencer watches over Helen, while an old guide, Stampa, hides an old grief linked to Bower. A story of love and suspense set in the vast landscapes of the Swiss Alps.