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Stone carved temple doorway with female Cambodian holding walking stick, to cover 'The Stairway Guide's Daughter', by River Books.

The Stairway Guide's Daughter

By (author) John Burgess

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  • Historical novel set in the golden age of Cambodia's Angkor civilization
  • Story of an ancient temple masterfully brought to life in Burgess' second novel
  • Compelling chain of events leads to divided loyalty and severed ties
  • Topical struggle to save tangible history
  • Inspiring read for holidaymakers, historians and armchair travellers
Full Description

In twelfth century Cambodia, a young woman called Jorani earns her living guiding pilgrims up a two thousand-step stairway to the magnificent cliff-top temple, Preah Vihear. One day, she accidentally witnesses the furtive burning of sacred palm-leaf documents, and is drawn into a succession struggle at the temple. She is forced to choose between loyalty to family and to the son of the abbot, with whom she forms an unlikely bond. Set in the golden age of Cambodia’s Angkor civilisation, The Stairway Guide’s Daughter brings to life a temple that is one of humankind’s most remarkable creations of faith and architecture and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Also available by John Burgess: A Woman of Angkor ISBN 9786167339252

Specifications
Publisher
River Books
ISBN
9786167339870
Published
27th Sep 2017
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
Size
214 mm x 141 mm
Pages
400 Pages
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