{"product_id":"touching-tibet","title":"Touching Tibet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"short-review w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by the Dalai Lama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e’Mesmerising’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNiema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the forbidden kingdom of Tibet when its borders were briefly opened by the Chinese authorities in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe encountered people for whom traditional life had been unchanged for generations and found that their humour, spirituality and sheer enthusiasm for life had carried them through years of oppression. In this absorbing personal tale, she relates her own experiences with wit, compassion and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe people, culture and traditions of Tibet remain mysterious to most outsiders. With a foreword by the Dalai Lama,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTouching Tibet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives an insight into the heart and soul of this magnificent and enigmatic country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Almost surreal in its assemblage of improbably colliding facts – a marriage of the bizarre and the beautiful that chills the spine as often as it warms the heart’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Thought-provoking and enjoyable … it will evoke a deep desire to go to Tibet’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeographical Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Excellent – Niema Ash really understands the situation facing Tibet and conveys it with remarkable perception’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTenzin Choegyal, brother of the Dalai Lama\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 270pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: Eye Books (2011)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781903070673\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20262324103,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/5739f3829fbb0b705633b5a7_9781903070673.jpg?v=1757930111","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/touching-tibet","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}