I am very grateful to my parents, John and Lynda Joinson, and Dave Joinson, for so much help and support over the years, and to Florence McKinney, Neville Joinson, Jean Joinson (recently passed away) and the rest of my family. Thank you friends of old for your long-term faith: Alice Khimasia, David Parr, Stephanie Cole, Helena Rebecca Howe. Much of this book was written while my children were very tiny and so thank you to Woodrow and Scout for coming along, bringing with you chaos, wonder and love. Above all, thank you to my husband, Ben Nicholls, for everything. I wrote this book for you.
A Note on the Author
Suzanne Joinson works in the literature department of the British Council, and regularly travels widely across the Middle East, North Africa, China and Europe. In 2007 she won the New Writing Ventures Award for Creative Non-Fiction for ‘Laila Ahmed’. She is studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, and lives by the sea on the South Coast of England.
Copyright © 2012 by Suzanne Joinson
Map on p. 5 © 2012 by John Gilkes
Chapter opener illustrations © 2012 by Sarah Greeno
Extract on p. 4 is from “Here the Birds’ Journey Ends” © Mahmoud Darwish,
The Butterfly’s Burden, translated by Fady Joudah (Bloodaxe Books, 2007)
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Joinson, Suzanne.
A lady cyclist’s guide to Kashgar / Suzanne Joinson. — 1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
ePub ISBN: 978-1-60819-832-0
1. Women missionaries—Fiction. 2. Women—Social conditions—20th century—
Fiction. 3. Kashi (China)—Fiction. 4. London (England)—Social life and
customs—20th century—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3610.O435L33 2012
813’.6—dc23
2011046720
First U.S. edition 2012
Electronic edition published in June 2012
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