| The Waiting Land: A Spell in Nepal | |
| Author: | Dervla Murphy |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Pub Date: | 1967 |
| Pages: | 216 (first edition) |
| Dewey: | 915.496 |
| Preceded By: | Tibetan Foothold |
| Followed By: | In Ethiopia with a Mule |
The Waiting Land is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. It was first published by John Murray in 1967[1] and has been described as one of the top ten books about the Himalayas.[2]
The Waiting Land is the third in a trilogy of books, following on from Full Tilt and Tibetan Foothold, describing Murphy's involvement with the self-sufficient mountain cultures of the Himalayas. Lured by the chance to work again with Tibetan refugees in the Pokhara Valley, Murphy moves into a tiny room above a stall in a bazaar. There she falls under the spell of Nepal and its ancient roots. The book culminates with a trek to the remote Langtang region on the border with Tibet.[3] [4]