We measure the earth with our bodies : a novel / Tsering Yangzom Lama.
"In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo--haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle--tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint--a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma, in Toronto. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibetan Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector's vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635576412
- ISBN: 1635576415
- Physical Description: 349 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Women, Tibetan > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. Exiles > Fiction. Refugees > Nepal > Fiction. Tibetans > Canada > Fiction. Relics > Fiction. Exiles. Refugees. Relics. Sisters. Tibetans. Women, Tibetan. Canada. Nepal. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. Historical fiction. Novels. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | F LAMA JUN 2022 | 39851001718551 | Adult Fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |