Tibetan Foothold

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Tibetan Foothold
Tibetan Foothold.jpg
Cover of John Murray first edition (1966)
Author Dervla Murphy
Publisher John Murray
Publication date
1966
Pages206 (first edition)
325.2515
Preceded by Full Tilt  
Followed by The Waiting Land  

Tibetan Foothold is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. [1] It was first published by John Murray in 1966. [2]

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Summary

After her journey by bicycle from Ireland to India in 1963, as described in Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle , Murphy immerses herself in the life of the subcontinent. She works for six months in an orphanage for Tibetan children in Northern India, falling in love with the "Tiblets": the children of the new Tibet-in-exile. Murphy also explores India's Tibetan frontier. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

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