From the acclaimed author of We Ride Upon Sticks comes&nbsp;a luminous novel that moves across a windswept Mongolia, as estranged twin brothers make a journey of duty, conflict, and renewed understanding. Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama&mdash;a spiritual teacher who may have been born anywhere in the vast Mongolian landscape&mdash;the young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relationship will be tested&nbsp;on this journey through their homeland as each&nbsp;possesses the ability to hear the other&rsquo;s thoughts. Proving once again that she is a writer of immense range and imagination, Quan Barry carries us across a terrain as unforgiving as it is beautiful and culturally varied, from the western Altai mountains to the eerie starkness of the Gobi Desert to the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan. As their country stretches before them, questions of...

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