Why read Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains?

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**SHORTLISTED FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2018 EDWARD STANFORD AWARD**

A thrilling and dangerous adventure through Arunachal Pradesh, one of the world's least explored places.

'A fabulously thrilling journey through a beguiling land' Joanna Lumley

'With tremendous verve and determination Antonia plunges through an extraordinary world. Thank heavens…

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Jacqui Furneaux

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I have travelled extensively in India so was fascinated to read about a part of the country I had not visited.

The author, travelling solo, used a locally sourced dirt bike for the 2,000-mile journey to traverse the unforgiving Himalayan terrain in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Whilst meeting lamas, shamans, and opium farmers, she encounters alarming myths and rituals.

I found it fascinating to read about this remote region, but also to learn that Antonia was on her own personal journey and how she pushed bravely through severe anxiety and fears with great spirit and humour.

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