''Where the Indus Is Young'' is a book by Irish author

Dervla Murphy Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years. Murphy is best known for her 1965 book '' Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle'', about a ...

. It was first published by John Murray in 1977. The book is usually given the subtitle ''A winter in Baltistan'', but has been called ''Midwinter in Baltistan''.

Summary

''Where the Indus Is Young'' is the second book in which Murphy describes a journey with her then six-year-old daughter Rachel. The pair trek through the Karakorum Mountains, close to Pakistan's disputed border with Kashmir, in the cold heart of winter. They follow the gorge formed by the Indus River, and lodge with locals. In her review ''Nightmare Trip'',

Jan Morris (Catharine) Jan MorrisJan Morris, Paul Clements, University of Wales Press, 2008, p. 7 (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 192620 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the ''Pax Brita ...

described it as "The most appallingly fascinating travel book that I have ever read."

Publication history

The book was first published in 1977. Like Murphy's other earlier works, it was published by Jock Murray of the John Murray publishing house. When Jock died and his publishing house was sold, Murphy moved to

Eland Books Eland Books is an independent London-based publishing house founded in 1982 with the aim of republishing and reviving classic travel books that have fallen out of print over time. Its list currently runs to around 160 titles and is highly reg ...

, who republished the book in 2011.

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External links

* 1977 non-fiction books Eland Books books John Murray (publishing house) books Books by Dervla Murphy {{travel-book-stub