Travel writer Colin Thubron allows the personal to break cover in his prose for the first time in his new book, 'To a Mountain in Tibet'. He talks to Victoria Glendinning about his journey to the world’s most sacred mountain, about loss and grief, and about whether a journey can ever be a cure. Chaired by Michael Holroyd.

To a Mountain in Tibet (Colin Thubron & Victoria Glendinning)

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To a Mountain in Tibet (Colin Thubron & Victoria Glendinning)

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