
Across Many Mountains
A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
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Yangzom Brauen
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Yangzom Brauen
A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao’s Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a treacherous journey across the snowy Himalayas toward freedom.
Kunsang thought she would never leave Tibet. One of the country's youngest Buddhist nuns, she grew up in a remote mountain village where, as a teenager, she entered the local nunnery. Though simple, Kunsang's life gave her all she needed: a oneness with nature and a sense of the spiritual in all things. She married a monk, had two children, and lived in peace and prayer. But not for long. There was a saying in Tibet: "When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth."
The Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 changed everything. When soldiers arrived at her mountain monastery, destroying everything in their path, Kunsang and her family fled across the Himalayas only to spend years in Indian refugee camps. She lost both her husband and her youngest child on that journey, but the future held an extraordinary turn of events that would forever change her life - the arrival in the refugee camps of a cultured young Swiss man long fascinated with Tibet. Martin Brauen fell instantly in love with Kunsang's young daughter, Sonam, eventually winning her heart and hand, and taking mother and daughter with him to Switzerland, where Yangzom was born.
Many stories lie hidden until the right person arrives to tell them. In rescuing the story of her now 90-year-old inspirational grandmother and her mother, Yangzom Brauen has given us a book full of love, courage, and triumph, as well as allowing us a rare and vivid glimpse of life in rural Tibet before the arrival of the Chinese. Most importantly, though, Across Many Mountains is a testament to three strong, determined women who are linked by an unbreakable family bond.
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This story grabbed me and immersed me into a foreign world that is unthinkable to a westener. Moving headlong thru a world in 1940-50 Tibet in which live is as basic and beautiful as can be imagined, thru an unbelievable excape/refugees/relocating into ultimately Swizterland......cannot imagine how a body and mind and spirit can stretch and adapt...And all infused with the love, compassion and peaceful acceptance which is the heart of Tibeten Buddhaism. I loved this. Yangzom is a jewel of precious status.Outstanding
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great read love the insight to what the Tibetan
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I simply fell in love with all three of these women. I cheered their adventures and wept for their losses. There is grit and grace and unshakeable faith threading its way between all their lives and legacies. Humor is there, too, and, in the end, I was uplifted and inspired. Highly recommended.
Excellent all around!
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Heartfelt, interesting and honest
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A must read for supporter of Tibetans
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