Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
The haunting memoir of a girl growing up in the Moso country in the Himalayas — a unique matrilineal society. But even in this land of women, familial tension is eternal. Namu is a strong-willed daughter, and conflicts between her and her rebellious mother lead her to break the taboo that holds the Moso world together — she leaves her mother's house.
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Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
The haunting memoir of a girl growing up in the Moso country in the Himalayas — a unique matrilineal society. But even in this land of women, familial tension is eternal. Namu is a strong-willed daughter, and conflicts between her and her rebellious mother lead her to break the taboo that holds the Moso world together — she leaves her mother's house.
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Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

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The haunting memoir of a girl growing up in the Moso country in the Himalayas — a unique matrilineal society. But even in this land of women, familial tension is eternal. Namu is a strong-willed daughter, and conflicts between her and her rebellious mother lead her to break the taboo that holds the Moso world together — she leaves her mother's house.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316735490
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 02/10/2004
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 612,816
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.87(d)
Age Range: 14 - 18 Years
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