***Now shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR***
***A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022***
"Enchanting" Independent
"Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Guardian
"Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator" Observer
"Erika Fatland ascends to new heights with her fascinating journey" Wanderlust
"An engaging snapshot of the current residents of this high-altitude battleground . . . Fatland is a lovely writer with a sympathetic eye for the absurd" Financial Times
An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland.
The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where t
