The Mountain Between Us ( novel ) - wikipedia The Mountain Between Us ( novel ) The Mountain Between Us Cover of first edition Author Charles Martin Country United States Genre Romance, Disaster Publisher Broadway Books Publication date June 28, 2011 Media type Print ( hardcover ) Pages 336 pp ( first edition ) ISBN 978 - 0767927024 The Mountain Between Us is a romance - disaster novel, written by American author Charles Martin. The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stuck on High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash. The novel was published by Broadway Books on June 28, 2011. A film adaptation starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet was released on October 6, 2017. Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Adaptation 4 References 5 External links Plot On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City airport when their flights home are canceled. Both of them are in hurry -- Ben has patients to attend to, and Ashley is getting married the following day. Ben hires a charter plane and offers Ashley a seat, but when their pilot suffers a heart attack during flight, the plane crashes, leaving them stranded in the High Uintas Wilderness. Though they survive the impact with injuries ( Ben has broken ribs and Ashley suffers a terrible leg fracture ), they are faced with harsh weather conditions and the fact that no one knows they are missing. The ordeal leads them to rely on each other to stay alive, and ultimately brings them closer. Reception Terry Miller Shannon, writing in The Book Report, called it `` not only a page - turner of an adventure story ; there is a moving emotional counterpart to the physical journey these characters undertake. '' Adaptation 20th Century Fox adapted the novel into a feature film, with Hany Abu - Assad directing. Kate Winslet and Idris Elba played the lead roles. The film premiered on September 9, 2017 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. In the film, Winslet 's character 's name was changed from Ashley Knox to Alex Martin, and Elba 's character 's surname from Payne to Bass. Also in the film, Winslet 's character 's occupation was changed to a travelling photographer / journalist and Elba 's character 's occupation was changed to a brain surgeon at first, then after the rescue, switched to being a general doctor. For the plot in the film, Winslet 's character hires the charter plane instead of Dr. Ben in the original book. References Jump up ^ `` Charles Martin Goodreads ''. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Mountain Between Us : A Novel Paperback -- June 28, 2011 by Charles Martin ''. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US ( 2017 ) ''. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Review The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin ''. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` See Idris Elba, Kate Winslet stranded in the wild in ' Mountain Between Us ' ''. USA Today ) ). Retrieved May 31, 2017. External links at Charles Martin Website at Barnes & Nobles Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mountain_Between_Us_(novel)&oldid=820130842 '' Categories : 2011 American novels American romance novels American novels adapted into films Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 January 2018, at 06 : 28. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the book the mountain between us
Answer: Charles Martin