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[Pays] tribute to the courage and resilience of Tibetan women... Many readers will be moved by these powerful tales. From the Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet A book that is sure to illuminate a Tibet so many of us have been longing to know. Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple What I learned from this wonderfully written book that compels with page-turning intensity is so much more than the history of how China swallowed Tibet, how 'change' looks and feels different depending on the eyes that view it. The inspiring lesson that stays with me as the book's afterglow is that of the ability of the mind that is filled with faith to emerge from the most dreadful privation unscathed, resilient. This book about the Dharma of connection, of companioning, of compassion, has strengthened my own devotion. Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life The reader feels as if she were right there on this journey. Canyon Sam weaves the stories of these women seamlessly together with her own personal experience of Tibet. It is her love for the country--its culture and its people-- which makes this book so special. An important work... Poignant and inspiring. Sharon Salzberg, spiritual teacher and author Canyon Sam has made a miracle of a journey, and written a miracle of a book. Following her roots to China many years ago, she found instead Tibet as her spiritual home. She committed herself to a life of engaged Buddhism, working for human rights. Now in Sky Train, she guides the reader on a life-changing adventure back to Tibet and an epoch of cataclysmic change. Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior Through the experiences of older Tibetan women, the author offers a captivating journey spanning half a century and several countries. Sky Train conveys women's lessons of community-building, generosity, faith, and determination. A beautiful, moving, riveting book. Valerie Masumoto, UCLA Canyon Sam's Sky Train powerfully moves the heart, as it brings to life deep truths about our world today, about Tibet, the land and people and especially its outstanding women. Just as important is the author's own revelatory discovery of 'Tibet' as a compassionate, wise, and down to earth state-of-mind essential to the survival of the whole world. Words cannot express how wonderful is this honest, generous, and perceptive book. -Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University Through the experiences of older Tibetan women, the author offers a captivating journey spanning half a century and several countries. Sky Train conveys women's lessons of community-building, generosity, faith, and determination. A beautiful, moving, riveting book. -Valerie Matsumoto, UCLA This book about the Dharma of connection, of companioning, of compassion, has strengthened my own devotion. -Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life It is Canyon Sam's love for Tibet -- its culture and its people -- that makes this book so special. An important work ... Poignant and inspiring. -Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

...perhaps the most innovative book written on Tibet that I have come across... Canyon Sam writes eloquently and lyrically about her experiences in Tibet...a tender, personal insight into the spirits of the Tibetans in the face of the near extinction of their culture. Turning Wheel This is a book that will make you weep. Japan Times As a woman talking to women, Sam uncovers a much more intimate Tibet, which survives stubbornly in a tattered land. The passage of time between the interviews gives their testimonies both richness and preciousness..captures the heart-rending complexities of Tibet and China and how close to home they can be. San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In her remarkable book, writer and activist Sam examines the stories of varied Tibetan women- displaced aristocrats, impassioned freedom fighters, educators, and others- united in their desperation to reclaim their country. A third-generation Chinese-American, Sam also chronicles her own experiences in Tibet throughout the narrative, skillfully mimicking readers' slow discovery of the country in its many dimensions. Though complicated politically, Sam handles Tibet's dilemma with knowledge and grace, addressing the larger history of Tibet to reveal a beautiful, subtle culture that's as rich as it is foreign. At no time does Sam sugarcoat the effects of Chinese occupation on the people or the land, rendering human rights issues in terms of intensely personal experience. Visceral and deeply felt, this narrative deserves a read from anyone interested in human rights and the untold stories of oppressed women everywhere. Publishers Weekly

"""[Pays] tribute to the courage and resilience of Tibetan women... Many readers will be moved by these powerful tales."" From the Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet ""A book that is sure to illuminate a Tibet so many of us have been longing to know."" Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple ""What I learned from this wonderfully written book that compels with page-turning intensity is so much more than the history of how China swallowed Tibet, how 'change' looks and feels different depending on the eyes that view it. The inspiring lesson that stays with me as the book's afterglow is that of the ability of the mind that is filled with faith to emerge from the most dreadful privation unscathed, resilient. This book about the Dharma of connection, of companioning, of compassion, has strengthened my own devotion."" Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life ""The reader feels as if she were right there on this journey. Canyon Sam weaves the stories of these women seamlessly together with her own personal experience of Tibet. It is her love for the country--its culture and its people-- which makes this book so special. An important work... Poignant and inspiring."" Sharon Salzberg, spiritual teacher and author ""Canyon Sam has made a miracle of a journey, and written a miracle of a book. Following her roots to China many years ago, she found instead Tibet as her spiritual home. She committed herself to a life of engaged Buddhism, working for human rights. Now in Sky Train, she guides the reader on a life-changing adventure back to Tibet and an epoch of cataclysmic change."" Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior ""Through the experiences of older Tibetan women, the author offers a captivating journey spanning half a century and several countries. Sky Train conveys women's lessons of community-building, generosity, faith, and determination. A beautiful, moving, riveting book."" Valerie Masumoto, UCLA ""Canyon Sam's Sky Train powerfully moves the heart, as it brings to life deep truths about our world today, about Tibet, the land and people and especially its outstanding women. Just as important is the author's own revelatory discovery of 'Tibet' as a compassionate, wise, and down to earth state-of-mind essential to the survival of the whole world. Words cannot express how wonderful is this honest, generous, and perceptive book."" -Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University ""Through the experiences of older Tibetan women, the author offers a captivating journey spanning half a century and several countries. Sky Train conveys women's lessons of community-building, generosity, faith, and determination. A beautiful, moving, riveting book."" -Valerie Matsumoto, UCLA ""This book about the Dharma of connection, of companioning, of compassion, has strengthened my own devotion."" -Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life ""It is Canyon Sam's love for Tibet -- its culture and its people -- that makes this book so special. An important work ... Poignant and inspiring."" -Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness"

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Canyon Sam is a San Francisco writer, performance artist, and Tibet activist. Her one-woman show The Dissident was critically acclaimed in the Village Voice and the Boston Globe. This is her first book.

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