368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771047244
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Description
A haunting first novel that recounts a Tibetan family's fifty-year journey through exile and their struggles to forge new lives of dignity, love, and hope. In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi...
Community Reviews Summary of 246 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 65%
challenging 47%
informative 36%
adventurous 21%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 17%
dark 16%
mysterious 10%
tense 8%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 34% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Colonisation, WarModerate
Genocide, Alcoholism, Sexual contentMinor
Infidelity, Pregnancy, Deportation368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771047244
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Description
A haunting first novel that recounts a Tibetan family's fifty-year journey through exile and their struggles to forge new lives of dignity, love, and hope. In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi...
Community Reviews Summary of 246 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 65%
challenging 47%
informative 36%
adventurous 21%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 17%
dark 16%
mysterious 10%
tense 8%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 34% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Colonisation, WarModerate
Genocide, Alcoholism, Sexual contentMinor
Infidelity, Pregnancy, Deportation