Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World - Paperback

by Christine Mathieu (Author), Yang Erche Namu (Author)

The haunting memoir of a girl growing up in the Moso country in the Himalayas -- a unique matrilineal society. But even in this land of women, familial tension is eternal. Namu is a strong-willed daughter, and conflicts between her and her rebellious mother lead her to break the taboo that holds the Moso world together -- she leaves her mother's house.