The story in a few words:
Nepal, a nation on the brink of chaos, a civil war rages between Maoist rebels and the government. Catherine Durand, an advocate for women’s rights is on a mission determined to empower women and combat child trafficking. She finds herself into a perilous journey where she faces life threatening dangers. This story will tell how she survived the unforgiving elements….
My thoughts:
I have mixed feeling about this story. Although well said and quite active I had a hard time staying totally engaged, why? I knew little about the history and the struggles that country endured. Two sides fighting: the Maoists’ aim was to benefit the poor sectors of society by uprooting the monarchy and feudalism…of course the government wanted everything status quo….
Catherine is a very naïve woman with an unrealistic objective to find every child kidnapped sold into prostitution and empower women to reach their full potential….but how to do this where men had the power to beat and expel them at a whim. I found she is too gung-ho to think right and the decisions she makes questionable….I did like the story, the theme so deferent one that brings you to a country not for its beauty (Mont Everest and scenery) but for its ugliness…
We find many characters from Catherine’s colleagues, her boss, the army personal, the Maoists fighters, the impoverished, people who helped Catherine and many more taking parts in making this a good story to enjoy.
“The Shadow of Everest” piqued my interest in learning more about the history of Nepal.
I received a copy of this book from The Book Whisperer for my thoughts: this is the way I see it.
My thoughts:
I have mixed feeling about this story. Although well said and quite active I had a hard time staying totally engaged, why? I knew little about the history and the struggles that country endured. Two sides fighting: the Maoists’ aim was to benefit the poor sectors of society by uprooting the monarchy and feudalism…of course the government wanted everything status quo….
Catherine is a very naïve woman with an unrealistic objective to find every child kidnapped sold into prostitution and empower women to reach their full potential….but how to do this where men had the power to beat and expel them at a whim. I found she is too gung-ho to think right and the decisions she makes questionable….I did like the story, the theme so deferent one that brings you to a country not for its beauty (Mont Everest and scenery) but for its ugliness…
We find many characters from Catherine’s colleagues, her boss, the army personal, the Maoists fighters, the impoverished, people who helped Catherine and many more taking parts in making this a good story to enjoy.
“The Shadow of Everest” piqued my interest in learning more about the history of Nepal.
I received a copy of this book from The Book Whisperer for my thoughts: this is the way I see it.