Blogs in March 2020

Into Thin Air 16th March 2020

In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight...

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Himalaya 8th March 2020

Michael Palin’s travel books have repeatedly topped the bestseller lists. In this book he is back at his adventurous best tie-ing in with a major BBC TV series. The book/series will travel through many countries little known to the...

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Asha & the Spirit Bird 29th January 2020

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...

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The Girl Who Lived Twice 24th August 2019

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,...

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Hillstation 6th November 2016

Set in the fictional village – hill station – of Pushkara in the Himalayas Dreaming of escape from his remote village in the Himalayan foothills, Rabindra entreats the gods to send him an English bride. When a saucy English...

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