Whispers from the Valley of the Yak, Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill
Whispers from the Valley of the Yak, Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill
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Whispers from the Valley of the Yak
A Memoir of Coming Full Circle

Author: Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill

Narrator: Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Awarded a 2024 Independent Press Distinguished Favorite in Memoir, Whispers from the Valley of the Yak weaves an intergenerational story about the power of forgiveness and being true to oneself. When Jackie returns to her Chinese birthplace with her aging American parents (former medical missionaries), profound questions arise about love and family. These questions set her on a quest to understand her troubled childhood and what she wants from life. Living in Alaska for five years, Jackie discovers her soul-place and an affinity for mountains and begins three decades of environmental work. Several solo visits to China help her forge a bridge of understanding and forgiveness with her mother. After her parents’ deaths, Jackie takes her adult children to China to retrace her parents’ 1932 trek into eastern Tibet. In so doing, she realizes she has come full circle to the authentic life she has craved.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on September 14, 2023

Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle by Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill touched my heart and soul in ways that no other memoir has ever done. It was written with honesty and portrayed such raw emotions, hope, frustration and love. Above all, Whispers from the Valley of the Yak......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 22, 2023

A plane touches tarmac in Chengdu, China, in 1980 as the memoir Whispers from the Valley of the Yak opens. The author has returned to her birthplace with her parents, who as young missionaries fled war-torn China when she was a preschooler. They re-settled in West Virginia. Fascinated, Tuxhill watche......more

Goodreads review by Janilyn on September 26, 2023

One of the things I like about reading memoirs is the reader gets to experience the author’s life journey and how it unfolded. Jackie’s story began in China and much of the latter part of the book explores her returns trips and growing affinity with the country and its people. I found her trip there......more

Goodreads review by Carla on August 17, 2023

Book Review: Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle by Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill... What a beautiful read! Jacquelyn weaves together her family story through China, where she was born to American parents who were missionaries, and their life in America. A return trip to Chin......more

Goodreads review by SeekingSerenity&Harmony on September 27, 2023

Well Written, Sucked me in. Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023 To be honest, I didn't expect to be sucked into her memoir as deeply as I was. The expression of her emotions and relationship issues were honest and raw. Her details of the countries she visited and adventures she had ma......more

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