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

By Dorje Dolma
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By Dorje Dolma
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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...

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