Leaving Mother Lake

A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

Contributors

By Christine Mathieu

By Yang Erche Namu

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 10, 2004
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN-13
9780316735490

Price

$21.99

Price

$28.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $21.99 $28.99 CAD
  2. ebook $7.99 $9.99 CAD

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.