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At the edge of the world, peace awaits…
From the author of the Crossroads at Dawn Trilogy, Aled Thomas
High on K2, where the air is thin and the margin for error is razor-sharp, Delwyn Roberts keeps climbing.
On the surface, it’s a mountaineering expedition. A dangerous ascent against brutal weather, exhaustion, and altitude. But this is not a story about conquering a mountain. It’s a story about surviving grief, carrying love, and searching for peace after loss.
As Del pushes higher into the death zone, memories of home pull him back: quiet Sunday walks, a woman who hummed when she was happy, a little girl who believed clouds were made of dreams. In his pack, he carries what remains of that life - a wedding ring and a battered stuffed duck named Mr. Quack - fragile keepsakes in a place that offers no mercy.
Told through dual timelines of past and present, A Setting of Skyes is a literary fiction novel about love after loss, the weight of memory, and the thin line between endurance and escape. It explores mental health, grief, and resilience through a deeply human lens, asking whether peace is found at the summit — or somewhere far quieter.
Poetic, intimate, and emotionally raw, this novel blends survival drama with reflective, character-driven storytelling. For readers who love emotionally powerful fiction, stories set against extreme landscapes, and novels that linger long after the final page, A Setting of Skyes offers a moving meditation on what it means to keep going when everything has changed.
Ideal for readers searching for:
Literary fiction about grief and healing
Emotional novels about love, loss, and resilience
Survival and mountaineering fiction with depth
Character-driven stories with poetic prose
Thought-provoking mental health fiction
At the edge of the world, peace awaits…
From the author of the Crossroads at Dawn Trilogy, Aled Thomas
High on K2, where the air is thin and the margin for error is razor-sharp, Delwyn Roberts keeps climbing.
On the surface, it’s a mountaineering expedition. A dangerous ascent against brutal weather, exhaustion, and altitude. But this is not a story about conquering a mountain. It’s a story about surviving grief, carrying love, and searching for peace after loss.
As Del pushes higher into the death zone, memories of home pull him back: quiet Sunday walks, a woman who hummed when she was happy, a little girl who believed clouds were made of dreams. In his pack, he carries what remains of that life - a wedding ring and a battered stuffed duck named Mr. Quack - fragile keepsakes in a place that offers no mercy.
Told through dual timelines of past and present, A Setting of Skyes is a literary fiction novel about love after loss, the weight of memory, and the thin line between endurance and escape. It explores mental health, grief, and resilience through a deeply human lens, asking whether peace is found at the summit — or somewhere far quieter.
Poetic, intimate, and emotionally raw, this novel blends survival drama with reflective, character-driven storytelling. For readers who love emotionally powerful fiction, stories set against extreme landscapes, and novels that linger long after the final page, A Setting of Skyes offers a moving meditation on what it means to keep going when everything has changed.
Ideal for readers searching for:
Literary fiction about grief and healing
Emotional novels about love, loss, and resilience
Survival and mountaineering fiction with depth
Character-driven stories with poetic prose
Thought-provoking mental health fiction