The back cover has "critics" calling the author "the best thriller writer around." This must then be his "off" book.
I have no idea where the book was going. But I feel sure it didn't get there.
I have no idea where the book was going. But I feel sure it didn't get there.
An unusual adventure story, set down as a memoir (similar to the device used by H. Rider Haggard in "She") which details a year in the life of an Englishman during his time in Tibet looking for his lost brother. Lots of interesting details about Tibetan religious practices are interwoven with a well-told tale centering on the hero, and a young Indian who makes his trip possible. The last part drags a bit (escaping Tibet when the Chinese invade), and at the same time evokes a feeling of anger at the invasion and its aftermath.
