Peaks on the Horizon: Two Journeys in Tibet

If you are interested in the region or just travelogues in general, this book is worthwhile. The writing style is engaging and lucid, so it is paced pretty quickly. The chapters are structured in a way such that you want to know what happens next. The interwoven plots were interesting, with some poignant moments.

Charlie Carroll is a great storyteller who weaves together his own story of visiting Tibet with that of a native Tibetan who had to flee Tibet when the country was annexed by China. Thus we get to see the country's landscape and suborned politics from both inside and out. Tibet is a tragic case on the world stage, a fact Carroll brings home simply and without pedantry. It's a book that should be read by anyone interested in Tibet or Tibetan Buddhism, or by anyone interested in the doctrine that a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth.

I have been to Tibet and run a charity for Tibetan refugees to which I devote a lot of my time and energy. I found this book to be a very interesting book and also match my experience of Tibet and Tibetans… It is also an important book for what it shows about life in Tibet today. I had borrowed this book from the local library and liked it so much I bought it after reading a good bit of it.

An intense, beautifully written story (actually two stories, and the serendipitous crossing of two paths). It is much more than an interesting account of a recent visit to Tibet, which is what I was expecting. Read it!

A very detailed account of Tibet's struggle for freedom and China's control of a beautiful once independent country.

Really enjoyed the book. I like the way Charlie wove todays travel and Chinese history in Tibet together for an enlightening and educational read.

I have great respect for this author. His passionate yearning for an exotic faraway country has blossomed into an adventure he now shares with his readers, enlightening us about the sufferings and the nobility of Tibetans. The rest of the world needs to know about the struggles of Tibet. I am grateful to have received the message of this powerful, well-written book.

A very enjoyable book, read it in one sitting! (Also published as 'The Friendship Highway'). Top marks Charlie.