Moonstone Hero
How far would you go to save someone you barely knew, if it put your own life in danger?
When Andrew, an American medical student, decides to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with a group of international travelers, he's looking forward to the adventure. But when the climb takes an unexpected turn, it forces the climbers to confront their deepest fears-and each other.
In the middle of the night, just a few hours from the summit, Barry, one of Andrew's fellow climbers, becomes deathly ill. As the only one with medical expertise, Andrew feels responsible for Barry's fate. Saving Barry means risking his own life, but failing to act will compromise his values as a healer and human being. It doesn't help that he's falling for Barry's climbing companion and girlfriend, a beautiful Peace Corps volunteer whose free spirit makes methodical, meticulous Andrew feel alive.
All of the climbers are haunted by their choices during that terrifying night and its aftermath...but Andrew, most of all. Torn between descending Africa's highest peak in the dark to save a near-stranger, or fulfilling his dream of reaching the summit, Andrew must choose. And in the wake of his choice, his life will change forever.
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"The swiftly paced novel deftly emphasizes themes of fear, compassion, and self-actualization...The story's greatest strength lies in its portrayal of how diverse lives intersect during an emergency...fast-paced, contemplative" -Kirkus Reviews
"In the intriguing novel Moonstone Hero, two men help a stranger, resulting in pain but also new relationships. " -Foreword Clarion Reviews
"What does it mean to be a hero, to somehow find the courage to move through fear? In this riveting tale, Dave Sklar confronts what health care providers all over the world face each day. The need to act-as skillfully as possible-without knowing what the ending might be. As the tale twists and turns, we are carried along to also take those leaps of faith into life itself."
-Victor La Cerva MD, author of Letters To A Young Man In Search Of Himself
"Moonstone Hero is a passionate, celebratory, and ultimately affirming story of moral choices, of unlikely heroism, and the good that can emerge from the darkest of moments. In this cheerful, wry, simultaneously serious and playful novel, David Sklar again displays his striking talent for addressing big themes with a light touch." -Dr. Frank Huyler author of Blood of Strangers and White Hot Light
"A first-rate adventure complete with catastrophe, a highly-charged but seemingly doomed love affair, a complex protagonist torn between what's right and what he most wants-David Sklar's latest novel has it all. But the master-stroke here is the seriousness of purpose that organizes his character's quest and makes it resonate so profoundly. With his characteristic literary precision, David Sklar explores the undercurrents of courage--the adrenaline-infused version required to face a life-or-death crisis and the quieter kind it takes to open a vulnerable heart to love. His extraordinary emotional candor and his flair for adventure collide to create a book you simply cannot put down." -Julie Mars, author of the novels Rust, Anybody Any Minute, and The Secret Keepers and the memoir A Month of Sundays
