About the Book: Last of Earth
From the Womens Prize-longlisted author comes a sweeping epic set in the
Forbidden Kingdom of Tibet In 1869, the mountainous territory of Tibet is closed
to foreigners, an infuriating obstacle to Europeans racing to expand their
empires. In response, Britain begins training Indians permitted to cross borders
that white men may not to undertake illicit, perilous expeditions within Tibet.
Balram is one such surveyor-spy, recruited to guide an English captain on a
foolhardy mission. His path will soon cross with that of another unlikely
explorer, Katherine. Fleeing a life of frustrated ambition, belittled by her
male peers, Katherine has a