Alphabets in the Snow by Nayan Raj Pandey, Translated by Anurag BasnetFrom the backcover In Shechen, a village in the remote Khumbu region of Nepal, live Pema, her husband Dawa, and their son Phurba. Dawa is a yak herder and a Sherpa porter. Life in the Himalaya, hardscrabble and beset with uncertainty, is far from idyllic, but the family and the village make their way in life together, sharing both hardship and joy. Tragedy strikes when Dawa is swept away by an avalanche on Mount Everest. In the aftermath, Pema makes a