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The Girl Who Lived Twice

The Girl Who Lived Twice
  • Author(s): David Lagercrantz
  • 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,...

The Snow Leopard

The Snow Leopard
  • Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
  • 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...

Ever Rest

Ever Rest
  • Author(s): Roz Morris
  • 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...

To a Mountain in Tibet

To a Mountain in Tibet
  • Author(s): Colin Thubron
  • 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.

With or Without You

With or Without You
  • Author(s): Carole Matthews
  • 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...

A Glimpse of Eternal Snows

A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
  • Author(s): Jane Wilson-Howarth
  • 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...

Asha & the Spirit Bird

Asha & the Spirit Bird
  • Author(s): Jasbinder Bilan
  • Location(s): The Himalayas
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award 2019 Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender...

Dixon, Descending

Dixon, Descending
  • Author(s): Karen Outen
  • Location(s): Mount Everest
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn’t allowed a goal to consume him. But when his charming older brother, Nate, suggests...

Everest

Everest
  • Author(s): Sangma Francis, Lisk Feng (Illustrator)
  • 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...

Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
  • Author(s): Alexandra Stewart, Joe Todd-Stanton (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Mount Everest
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever . Their...

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