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World Service,30 Jun 2004,22 mins

Lost Love In Tibet

Everywoman

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Xinran Xue's latest book Sky Burial tells the story of a woman's 30 year search for her husband in Tibet, disappeared with the People's Liberation Army. Xinran explains why she was so haunted by this woman's story. Also on the programme: Are warrior queens just the stuff of legends or do they still exist in Africa? Plus, a look at the impact of the internet on rural women's lives in India.

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