One of the delights of this era of a global resurgence of interest in spirituality is the diversity of books on different religious traditions. In this unusual work, Anna Grimshaw, an English anthropologist with a deep personal interest in Buddhism, describes her stay with a group of nuns in a Himalayan convent. She marvels at the stamina and the stoicism of these women whose lives are expended doing hard physical labor for the monastery. Grimshaw's accounts of Buddhist ceremonies are enlightening as is her insight into the perseverance of these nuns. They are convinced they will come back in their next lives as monks.