Nine Lives Av William Dalrymple

<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE</b><br><b>‘Beautifully written, ridiculously erudite, warm and open-hearted’ <i>The Times</i></b><br><b>‘Compelling and poignant’ <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>‘This is travel writing at its best’ <i>Observer </i></b><br><b>Internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India.</b><br><br>A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death.<br><br>Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.</p>