
Called by the Hills
A Home in the Himalaya
Anuradha Roy(Author)
Daunt Originals (Publisher)
Published on 15. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-1-917092-70-8 (ISBN)
Description
When novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of Ranikhet, they decide it is where they will now live. After the frenetic city of Delhi, Roy is initially bemused by the gentle pace of life in the mountains but then won over: spellbound by the landscape, taken to the heart of their sometimes recalcitrant neighbours and adopted by four mountain dogs and counting. Over twenty-five years, as she becomes accustomed to living among forests where leopards roam freely, she will come to encounter nature at its most fierce, captivating and vulnerable - and bear witness to the destructive impact of global warming on the alpine ecosystem.
Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya is a tender and intimate portrait of a home, a community and a rugged, extraordinary landscape. Written with unsentimental clarity, humour and poignancy, this is an account of profound transformations.
Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya is a tender and intimate portrait of a home, a community and a rugged, extraordinary landscape. Written with unsentimental clarity, humour and poignancy, this is an account of profound transformations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Daunt Books
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
colour
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917092-70-8 (9781917092708)
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