Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeIn northern India, an eighty year old woman slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband, and then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention including striking up a friendship with a transgender person confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as the more modern of the two. To her familys consternation, Ma insists on travelling to Pakistan, simultaneously

Separated from his spiritual master

sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey brings him this photo

health and education sectors in Nepal - as well as the situation there of democracy and human rights - will be of especial interest to researchers and NGOs working in the area

fights between band members and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle

a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes

he took a vacation trekking in Nepal because a friend had told him

his assistant

who teaches him that the only thing that matters is beauty

encouraging readers to work through fear

they find the ascetic route distinctly hard to follow

and to observe with passion

Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century and raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all