false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171061417m/85670.jpg 85670 12 This remarkable memoir transports us to the remote reaches of the Himalayas, to a place the Chinese call 'the country of daughters,' to the home of the Moso, a society in which women rule men. According to local tradition, marriage is considered a foreign practice; property is passed from mother to daughter; a matriarch oversees each family's customs, rituals, and economies. In this culture a young girl enjoys extraordinary freedoms-but the impulsive, restless Namu is driven to leave her mother's house, to venture out into the larger world, defying the tradition that holds Moso culture together. LEAVING MOTHER LAKE is a book filled with drama, strangeness, and beauty. Yet for all the exoticism, Namu's story is a universal tale of mothers and daughters-the battles that drive them apart and the love that brings them back together. 2252582 book 2003 Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World total:246|5:64|4:107|3:62|2:11|1:2| 246 958 363 59 4 2 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 05:37:21 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 13:34:40 -0700 2008 This is a fascinating look at an old Chinese-Tibetan...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:11:03 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:11:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:55:30 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:24:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 10:18:54 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 10:26:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 19:13:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:58:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 06:05:23 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 07:04:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 29 00:58:01 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 00:39:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 05 18:45:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 18:46:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 29 10:28:01 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 10:47:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 18:30:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 18:32:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 09 19:53:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 20:05:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 21 14:59:49 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 15:01:19 -0700 2008 Leaving Mother Lake (2003) - Yang Erche Namu
What would it be like, if women owned all the property, ran the family, and could send their lover away and take a new one on whim? This memoir gives a view into the Moso culture, a matriarchal society (a vision of utopia?) in rural China. This book...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:38:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:42:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 06:16:38 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 23:23:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:16:30 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 08:36:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 22:06:52 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 22:10:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 15 07:13:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 10:20:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:55:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 15:15:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:08:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:30:22 -0700 2009 read more]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 03 07:27:52 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 07:29:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=85670