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    A Beard In Nepal
    A Beard In Nepal
    A Beard In Nepal
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    A Beard In Nepal

    By Fiona Roberts

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    'A Beard In Nepal' is the story of the five months Tod and Fiona spent in a small, remote village high in the Himalayas of Nepal, attempting to teach English to the village children.

    It is the story of an ordinary (?) middle aged couple from Liverpool who did an extraordinary thing, and lived to tell the tale.

    The book is an often humorous account of the challenges they faced while, for example, trying to teach the children in a small wooden hut, high up in the middle of a forest, without the benefit of water, electricity or toilet.
    They faced a constant struggle with the horrendous, debilitating effects of altitude sickness; the always present threat from wild tigers; severely restricted diet; and hair raising journeys along some of the highest, most dangerous roads in the world.

    They were among the first white people ever to visit the village of Salle, and could not have been received more warmly by the villagers and children, who did everything they could to make Tod and Fiona's stay in the village a happy one.

    We follow the couple as they teach a variety of sports and games to the children; as Tod builds them a see-saw; and as they brave the chaotic and dangerous mountain roads to visit the old Everest Base Camp of Edmund Hillary's time.

    The book highlights a number of interesting areas, not least the immense difference between the lives of the village children in Nepal and those of the children growing up in the West.

    Fiona and Tod also managed to visit Tibet, and climbed up to the awesome Potala Palace in Lhasa, having water thrown at them by a Chinese dignitary along the way.

    And of course the book also focuses on the time they spent in dirty, grimy, manic Kathmandu.
    'A Beard In Nepal' is on Amazon as an Ebook and has downloaded approx 3,000 copies.
    The second part, 'A Beard In Nepal 2. Return to the Village' is now also out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Hunt Publishing
    Release dateOct 26, 2012
    ISBN9781780996745
    A Beard In Nepal
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    Fiona Roberts

    I live in the north of England with my wonderful husband Tod.When I'm not working or writing, Tod and I grow vegetables, fruit and flowers on our allotments, and travel as much as we can.We recently returned to the village of Salle, high in the Everest Region of Nepal for a wonderful third reunion with the villagers and children. Absolutely great! (See our books 'A Beard in Nepal' for the story of our trips to that amazing country).I am also a working Medium/psychic, and have been involved in the world of the paranormal, psychics and clairvoyants for over 30 years. I give private readings and also write on the subject.Tod and I share our lives with a little flock of free range, ex battery chickens, and a rescued Jack Russel dog.Following the success of the bestselling 'A Beard In Nepal', 'A Beard In Nepal 2. Return to the Village' is now out. Both books have been published by John Hunt Publishing as paperbacks and eBooks.'A Beard in Nepal 3' is now out. This is the story of our third visit to the village, and also our adventures in India and Bhutan.Also by Fiona Roberts:'Ghost of a Smile. Memories from a Medium's Life'; 'Voices. Memories from a Medium's Life'; and 'The Curse. Memories from a Medium's Life'.PLEASE SEE ALL THE BOOK REVIEWS ON AMAZON, and excerpts on Spanglefish.com/fionaroberts

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