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 Matthiesen’s The Snow Leopard. Life above 13,000 feet in northern Dolpo—often called the last paradise because of its breathtaking snow—capped peaks, untouched beauty, and hand—irrigated green pastures—was one of constant risk and harsh survival. In the 1980s, Dolpo had no running water, electricity, m...