Beyond The Sky and The Earth
A Journey Into Bhutan
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2000
Pan Books (Verlag)
978-0-330-36844-5 (ISBN)
Pan Books (Verlag)
978-0-330-36844-5 (ISBN)
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A gripping travel book that brings to life the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.Jamie Zeppa made a life-altering decision at the age of 24 when she left behind her academic studies in Canada to join a two-year teaching programme in Bhutan. Beyond the Sky and the Earth is her spellbinding account of the difficulties and joys of living alone within an alien culture, far away from the security of 'home'. She tells, with humour, of the everyday prejudices she was forced to overcome as a white woman abroad and writes with genuine awe about the overwhelming beauty of Bhutan's landscape. Beyond the Sky and the Earth, Jamie Zeppa's first book, heralds the debut of an exciting new voice in travel writing'A compelling account of a life-changing experience' - GEOGRAPHICAL'A beautiful account of Zeppa's gradual transition from a preoccupied Canadian . . . to a woman reinvigorated by the warmth of Bhutanese culture' - INDEPENDENT'A fascinating account of a westerner's gradual acclimation to this secluded Buddhist kingdom' - TIME OUT'A beautifully descriptive and intensely personal book . . . a charming read' - TRAVELLER
A gripping travel book that brings to life the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.Jamie Zeppa made a life-altering decision at the age of 24 when she left behind her academic studies in Canada to join a two-year teaching programme in Bhutan. Beyond the Sky and the Earth is her spellbinding account of the difficulties and joys of living alone within an alien culture, far away from the security of 'home'. She tells, with humour, of the everyday prejudices she was forced to overcome as a white woman abroad and writes with genuine awe about the overwhelming beauty of Bhutan's landscape. Beyond the Sky and the Earth, Jamie Zeppa's first book, heralds the debut of an exciting new voice in travel writing'A compelling account of a life-changing experience' - GEOGRAPHICAL'A beautiful account of Zeppa's gradual transition from a preoccupied Canadian . . . to a woman reinvigorated by the warmth of Bhutanese culture' - INDEPENDENT'A fascinating account of a westerner's gradual acclimation to this secluded Buddhist kingdom' - TIME OUT'A beautifully descriptive and intensely personal book . . . a charming read' - TRAVELLER
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.6.2000 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 230 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| ISBN-10 | 0-330-36844-3 / 0330368443 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-330-36844-5 / 9780330368445 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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