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Where the Indus is Young: A Winter in Baltistan (Paperback)

by Dervla Murphy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; New edition edition (20 Feb 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006548016
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006548010
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 398,605 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Mind boggling adventures in a remote area, 5 Jun 1999
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favourite books, 3 Sep 2008
By S Quilter (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent opinionated travel story, 18 May 2009
By Michael E. Brookfield (canada) - See all my reviews
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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. I first went to Baltistan the year after the book was published (1978) and it was fantastic to read the story while there (even though I was there in summer). I have been returning periodically over the last 30 years to do geological field work, and if you want to meet lovely friendly people to whom the tradition of Muslim hospitality is still alive go yourself and stay with the villagers (not in hotels). Baltistan is still, I think, far enough from the Taliban areas to be safe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book but Dervla is an unfit mother!!
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