HUNDRED MILLION YEARS AND A DAY (GALLIC BOOKS) (PB)

When he hears a story about a huge dinosaur fossil locked deep inside an Alpine glacier, university professor, Stan, finds a childhood dream reignited. But Stan is no mountaineer. He must rely on the help of his old friend Umberto, who brings his eccentric young assistant, Peter, and a cautious mountain guide named Gio. As bonds are forged and tested on the mountainside the lines between determination and folly become blurred. Soon, the hazardous quest for a fossil becomes a journey into Stan’s own past.