Monica Connell: Against a Peacock Sky [2014] paperback Condition:New these sharp shocks of stories

these sharp shocks of stories offer flashes of beauty

revealing for the first time the true Viet Minh order of battle and the details of the severe logistical constraints within which the besiegers had to operate

intimate exploration of three characters' lives

battling to protect an empire in decline

inspiring Buddhist parables

Monica Connell: Against a Peacock Sky [2014] paperback Condition:New these sharp shocks of storiesFor two years Monica Connell lived as a paying guest of Kalchu and Chola in the Nepalese Himalayan village of Talphi, ten days walk from the nearest road. This book poetically captures the immediacy of Connell's experience, and her empathy and sense of wonder at the dramas of village life a boar hunt in winter, the wedding of a young neighbour and the magic of the full moon festival when the gods descend to dance amongst the villagers.