Running Out of Air, Lilli Sutton
Running Out of Air, Lilli Sutton
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Running Out of Air

Author: Lilli Sutton

Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2024


Synopsis

"An exhilarating adventure."
—Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth and Dear Hanna

A smart, thrilling and powerful debut by Lilli Sutton that asks what it costs to pursue your wildest dreams?

Evelyn and Sophie, sisters and best friends, were known as one of the climbing world’s strongest teams—but that was before Evelyn had an affair with Sophie’s husband. Now they can’t even be in the same room together. That is, until they’re both offered a mountaineer’s dream: a chance to summit the eight-thousand-meter peak Yama Parvat.

Sophie has been aimless since Evelyn’s betrayal. She hasn’t summited a Himalayan mountain in nearly two years, all the joy drained from the sport for her, and this trek offers a chance to reestablish herself as a top climber before her sponsors withdraw their funding. Evelyn has been happy with Miles since he left Sophie, but guilt continues to shadow her, clouding her judgment and the ability to move forward. Now she’s willing to gamble everything for the chance to be part of the first team to summit this as-yet unclimbed mountain and prove herself a capable leader.

Stranded during a devastating storm on top of the world, Evelyn and Sophie are forced to climb together. Whether or not they make it off the mountain alive hinges on their trust in one another—something lost years ago—as they face down the question of how much they’re willing to sacrifice to get it all back.

About Lilli Sutton

Lilli Sutton is from Maryland and now lives in Erie, Colorado. She has a BA in English from Shepherd University. When she's not writing, she's usually hiking with her dog or trying new recipes.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah Louise on November 04, 2024

I’m not sure why, but I love reading about mountain climbing, and this was an incredibly intense and immersive inside look. It was thrilling, adventurous, occasionally gruesome, and unflinchingly real in portraying the dangers. At the center of this story is a complex sisterly relationship. Once inse......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on November 27, 2024

Tragedy and triumph in life, love, and family. Set against a backdrop of extreme mountaineering this story was significantly more than I expected. The dogged determination of climbers underpins the broken dreams and relationships that make and break them and their sport. Equally awe-inspiring and ter......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on December 04, 2024

This debut was a thrilling story of second chances and survival as two estranged sisters and former climbing partners reunite for an opportunity to be the first to climb to the top of Yama Parval, a Himalayan peak that no climber has faced successfully. However a storm makes their descent dangerous......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on April 08, 2025

Having two sons who are higher on the adventure scale than I am, I have read more than my share of climbing books and seen movies and documentaries as well. Fictional stories tend to include the same elements and tropes and that is true here, but the backstory between the sisters added a nice escape......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on November 12, 2024

4.5 stars rounded down Running Out of Air is a gripping alpine thriller about two estranged sisters who end up on a climb together to the previously off-limits Yama Parvat. Their once extremely close relationship was damaged when Evelyn had an affair with Sophie’s husband. Now the sisters are forced......more