Duncan Falconer is a former SBS operative turned thriller writer. General Non-Fiction
Synopsis
When Xinran was a little girl, a rumour circulated through China that one of its soldiers in Tibet had been brutally fed to the vultures. At the time, few knew or understood anything of the Tibetan custom of Sky Burial. Years later, Xinran met a Chinese woman who could tell her the astonishing story that lay behind the legend. Shu Wen was 26 when she received news that her husband had been killed in action; refusing to believe the reports, she set out for Tibet to find him. Her search led her to a terrifying, alien world, to a strange and confusing culture. In this haunting book, Xinran recreates Shu Wen's extraordinary journey in an epic tale of love, loss, loyalty and survival.You May Also Be Interested In...
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