Yak Girl: Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal

This unusual memoir immerses the reader in the fascinating story of a spirited girl in a remote, undeveloped region of Nepal near the border of Tibet, a place made known to the world in Peter Matthies…

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