{"product_id":"we-measure-the-earth-with-our-bodiesbooks","title":"We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies","description":"\u003cb\u003e2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist\u003cbr\u003e2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist\u003cbr\u003e2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlist\u003cbr\u003e2022 Toronto Book Awards Longlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boat People\u003c\/i\u003e, a compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp on the border of Nepal, having survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas into exile when so many others did not. As Lhamo—haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, the village oracle—tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint, a relic long rumoured to vanish and reappear in times of need.\u003cbr\u003e     Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo’s daughter, Dolma, in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibetan Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector’s vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams.\u003cbr\u003e     Breathtaking in scope and powerfully intimate, \u003ci\u003eWe Measure the Earth with Our Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this beautifully lyrical debut novel provides a nuanced portrait of the world of Tibetan exiles.","brand":"Lama, Tsering Yangzom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":43932284190944,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_691fa680-8c78-45d0-81bc-c2bff4fa86ca.jpg?v=1679402857","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/we-measure-the-earth-with-our-bodiesbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}