| Description |
349 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Subject |
Women, Tibetan -- Fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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Exiles -- Fiction.
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Refugees -- Nepal -- Fiction.
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Tibetans -- Canada -- Fiction.
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Relics -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9781635576412 hardcover |
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1635576415 hardcover |
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