''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 The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under th ...

, close to Pakistan's disputed border with Kashmir, in the cold heart of winter. They follow the gorge formed by the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir ...

, and lodge with locals. In her review ''Nightmare Trip'', Jan Morris 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 regar ...

, who republished the book in 2011.

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