Beyond the Rocks. Poster of the 1922 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
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Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
Elinor Glyn, 1906
movie vs book
Sam Wood, 1922

Theodora, a young and penniless aristocrat, marries a much older man, self-made millionaire grocer Josiah Brown, so that her father and spinster sisters can live comfortably. The couple honeymoon in the Alps. On a climbing excursion Theodora slips and dangles precariously by her safety line over a cliff. She is rescued by Hector Bracondale, a young playboy and Theodora falls in love with him. She must choose between love and duty, and then Josiah and Hector must make choices of their own.