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- Location(s): Stockholm, The Himalayas
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Present day
Lisbeth Salander’s mentor and protector Holger Palmgren is dead, and she has been gone from Stockholm since his funeral. All summer, Mikael Blomkvist has been plagued by the fear that Salander’s enemies will come after her. He should, perhaps,...
- Location(s): Nepal, The Himalayas
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1970s
One September, the writer and explorer Peter Matthiessen set out with field biologist George Schaller to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the...
- Location(s): Nepal, London, Mount Everest, Shropshire
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s and 2014
Twenty years ago, Hugo and Ash were on top of the world. As the acclaimed rock band Ashbirds they were poised for superstardom. Then Ash went missing, lost in a mountaineering accident, and the lives of Hugo and everyone...
- Location(s): Nepal, The Himalayas, Tibet
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
This is about the trip from Nepal into Tibet – Thurbon has his usual eye for the wonderful detail and insight. His tales of seekers, refugees and mystics richly populate Tibetan history and Buddhist belief.
- Location(s): Nepal, The Himalayas
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
When Jake tells Lyssa it’s not working, she knows he’s not talking about the toaster. What she doesn’t realise is that he has been seduced by another woman. Lyssa’s immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow and wait...
- Location(s): Kathmandu, The Himalayas
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
Set against the backdrop of one of the most colourful countries in the world, A Glimpse of Eternal Snows is an inspiring story of courage, love and a family’s determination to give their child the best life possible. In...
- Location(s): Mount Everest
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
It is the highest spot on planet Earth, known to many as the roof of the world and the ultimate challenge for mountain-climbing adventurers. Welcome to Mount Everest. Mount Everest is undoubtedly the most famous mountain on Earth. Hundreds...