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By Vanessa Walker

Nestled within the foothills of the Himalayas, McLeod Ganj is a spot of quiet attractiveness and miraculous contradiction, the place priests put on the newest Nike running shoes, the govt consults an historical oracle for very important concerns, and locals wholeheartedly think in miracles. during this shuttle memoir, Vanessa Walker recounts her existence in McLeod Ganj after she leaves her task as a journalist looking for religious renewal. whereas there, Walker abruptly falls in love with a disrobed Tibetan monk looking safe haven from chinese language and Nepalese professionals. via her own and romantic trip, Walker recounts the complexities of a country wealthy with culture and tradition yet terrorized by way of chinese language control.

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