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The Frozen River
The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in Ladakh | James Crowden
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'Imagine if your family had lived in the mountains for a thousand years or more, what effect would that have upon your mind and your thinking?' In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there, living alongside the Zangskari people, before the arrival of roads and mass tourism. James immerses himself in the Zangskari way of life, where meditation and week-long mountain festivals go hand in hand, and silence and solitude are the hallmarks of existence. When butter traders invite James on their journey down the frozen river Leh, he soon realises that this way of living, unchanged for centuries, comes with a very human cost. In lyrical prose, James captures a crucial moment in time for this Himalayan community. A moment in which their Buddhist practices and traditions are in flux, and the economic pull of a world beyond their valley is increasingly difficult to ignore.
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Mrs_B
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Bailedbailed

I was expecting a fascinating tale of isolation in extreme conditions. And while there was some of that, there parts I listened to were very very descriptive and metaphor heavy. The author was narrating it and I think that was probably a bad decision. I just found myself tuning out and not really paying attention. So giving up!

Jari-chan Aww, the cover looked so promising! 4y
Mrs_B @Jari-chan it might just be me!!! 4y
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suzie.reads
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Mehso-so

Was an interesting read but really not my kind of book
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