Where the Indus is Young: A Winter in Baltistan
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"Altogether the most appallingly fascinating travel book I have ever read."
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Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter walked into the Karakorum mountains in the heart of the western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge. Accompanied by only a gallant polo pony, they endured conditions that tested their limits of ingenuity, fortitude and courage and, remarkably, with little loss of good humour. This is their story.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book over 20 years ago, and have now bought a new copy. It is like meeting an old friend and getting straight down to lots of reminiscing, too much wine and uproarious laughter.
Dervla Murphy is an opinionated and caustic writer, but her writing is always accurate and very moving.
I thought her journey with her daughter was remarkable before I had my own children - now I read this with new eyes and with much greater appreciation of how remarkable she, and her daughter must be.
I'm not sure I would warm to Dervla if I ever met her, but this book is a must for anyone who is sick of bland, politically-correct travel writing.
Dervla Murphy is an opinionated and caustic writer, but her writing is always accurate and very moving.
I thought her journey with her daughter was remarkable before I had my own children - now I read this with new eyes and with much greater appreciation of how remarkable she, and her daughter must be.
I'm not sure I would warm to Dervla if I ever met her, but this book is a must for anyone who is sick of bland, politically-correct travel writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this was purchased as a gift for my mother and has been brilliantly received, another good book in a thoroughly entertaining and interesting series
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This inspiring book left me breathless, especially when I travelled there and saw the conditions. To take a six year old child and survive filled me with admiration. She is a remarkable woman, who'se written a wonderful book
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an excellent opinionated travel story
This is a great, now classic, travel story, that I love to re-read, regardless that taking a small child into such conditions is the height of irresponsiblity. Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Michael E. Brookfield
Very good book but Dervla is an unfit mother!!
I don't need to add anything here that the other reviewers haven't written, about the brilliant writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2008 by Tamara
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