A Buryat girl born near Lake Baikal in Siberia shares her experience of earning a doctoral degree from Cambridge University, while reflecting on the peculiarities of English society from the perspective of her Buryat cultural heritage. The book explores how her upbringing in the Soviet system affected her integration into Western society, how her Asian mentality perceived European norms and values, and how Buddhist philosophy helped her navigate the Christian culture.

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The book provides an acute insight into the hidden part of Cambridge life with its informal rules, untold secrets, as well as challenges that the author had to go through during her journey. While exploring the nature of ‘Englishness’, she delves into the customs and traditions of her native Buryatia and finds surprising parallels between these two seemingly incomparable cutures. This makes her realise that despite differences, the essence of human existence is universal.

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A moving and thoughtful memoir with vivid images from Buryatia and Cambridge, The Star of the Nomadess is an authentic and heartfelt account of a Buryat girl who aspires to foster a harmonious relationship between the East and the West, while highlighting the importance of staying connected to our roots in today’s globalized world.

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