Across many mountains : the extraordinary story of three generations of women in Tibet
Brauen, Yangzom, 1980-2012
Book
Kusang never thought she would leave Tibet. Growing up in a remote mountain village, she married a monk and gave birth to two children. But then the Chinese army invaded, and their peaceful lives were destroyed forever. Thousands were tortured, prison camps were set up and Kusang's monastery was destroyed. The family were forced to flee across the Himalayas in the depths of winter, battling cold, fear, starvation and exhaustion. It took a month to reach India, where they were then passed from one refugee camp to another, all the while fighting hunger and disease. Kusang's husband and her younger child died, but somehow Kusang and her daughter Sonam survived. In Across Many Mountains Sonam's daughter, Yangzom, born in safety in Switzerland, has written the story of her inspirational mother and grandmother's fight for survival, and their lives in exile. It is an extraordinary story of determination, love and endurance.
Main title:
Across many mountains : the extraordinary story of three generations of women in Tibet / Yangzom Brauen ; translated by Katy Derbyshire.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2012, c2011.
Collation:
324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Harvill Secker, 2011.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9780099546030
Dewey class:
951.5050922951.505
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
25884
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Biography | BIOG 951.505 BRAU | On reserve shelf at Library at the Dock |