Leaving Mother Lake
A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Yang Erche Namu, Christine Mathieu | ISBN: | 9780316029308 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company | Publication: | September 3, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Yang Erche Namu, Christine Mathieu |
| ISBN: | 9780316029308 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication: | September 3, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
