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1		The Girl from Kathmandu: Twelve Dead Men and a Woman's Quest for Justice by Cam Simpson 4.23 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		My Seventh Monsoon by Naomi Reed 4.31 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Nepal: The Maoist dream: The story of civil war through the eyes of the Nepali people by Saif Khalid (Al Jazeera) 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Battles of The New Republic by Prashant Jha 3.81 avg rating — 189 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Royal Ghosts by Samrat Upadhyay 3.51 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Arresting God In Kathmandu: Groundbreaking Short Stories – Desire, Spirituality, and Identity in Nepal by Samrat Upadhyay 3.30 avg rating — 1,357 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Two Wheels in the Dust: From Kathmandu to Kandy by Anne Mustoe 3.47 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		YOGMAYA & DURGA DEVI REBEL WOMEN OF NEPAL by Barbara Nimri Aziz 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Singha Durbar: Rise and Fall of the Rana Regime of Nepal by Sagar S.J.B. Rana 3.86 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		While the Gods Were Sleeping by Elizabeth Enslin (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 593 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Religion, Secularism, and Ethnicity in Contemporary Nepal by David N. Gellner (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Suitably Modern: Making Middle-Class Culture in a New Consumer Society by Mark Liechty 3.56 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 23,757 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Palpasa Café by Narayan Wagle 3.93 avg rating — 2,954 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Radhika's Story: Surviving Human Trafficking by Sharon Hendry 4.37 avg rating — 1,304 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The British Gurkhas After Resettlement: How they can successfully contribute towards Nepal's development from the UK by Anna M. Townsend it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Finding faith in unexpected places by Geoff Walvin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Voices in the Dark: A Century of Classic Nepali Stories about Women by Ann Hunkins 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 1 voter · list created September 17th, 2021 by Anna Townsend (votes) .

Tags: caste, culture, hinduism, kathmandu, nepal, women

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