I stared at the photographs, mesmerised by the mystery of the two women. Their bodies and skin have been frozen in time, turned porcelain white and uncovered on the north face of Mont Blanc. They were once lost to the eternal silence of the snowy peaks, waiting to tell their stories. Who were these two unknown mountaineers to each other, and why were they summiting unaided, alone at the pinnacle of wilderness? My search unfolds as a love affair in early twentieth-century England comes to life. I am a London-based British writer who grew up in the gay village and red light district of Manchester.I was trained in screenwriting at the University of the Arts London; National Film & Television School and Script Factory, UK. I have worked as a film journalist, written and produced short

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