We Measure the Earth With our Bodies

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Call Number: Fiction / Lama, Tsering, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Lama, Tsering Yangzom
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Lama, Tsering	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Lama, Tsering Yangzom	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Lama, Tsering Yangzom	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Lama, Tsering Yangzom	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Lama, Tsering Yangzom	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"A compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile. In the wake of China's 1959 invasion of Tibet, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo-haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle-tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel, whose uncle brings with him an ancient statue of the Nameless Saint-a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma, in Toronto. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibet Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector's vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this novel provides a nuanced, moving portrait of the little-known world of Tibetan exiles"-- Provided by publisher.

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We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies submitted by Mary Rooney on June 15, 2022, 5:51pm This book was beyond beautiful and moving. The prose and story were gorgeous and at the same time heartbreaking and informative. I learned so much from this novel about the plight of the Tibetan people and their lives in exile and was also so moved by the beauty, culture and customs of Tibet. The lives of the characters touched me deeply and beautifully. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn more about a beautiful people and culture and the overwhelming challenges of being a refugee and longing for everything that means home.