Author | Dervla Murphy |
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Publisher | John Murray |
Publication date | 1967 |
Pages | 216 (first edition) |
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Preceded by | Tibetan Foothold |
Followed by | In Ethiopia with a Mule |
The Waiting Land is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. It was first published by John Murray in 1967 [1] and has been described as one of the top ten books about the Himalayas. [2]
The Waiting Land is the third in a trilogy of books, following on from Full Tilt and Tibetan Foothold, describing Murphy's involvement with the self-sufficient mountain cultures of the Himalayas. Lured by the chance to work again with Tibetan refugees in the Pokhara Valley, Murphy moves into a tiny room above a stall in a bazaar. There she falls under the spell of Nepal and its ancient roots. The book culminates with a trek to the remote Langtang region on the border with Tibet. [3] [4]