The Voice That Remembers: One Woman's Historic Fight to Free Tibet

by Ama Adhe, Joy Blakeslee, Adhe Tapontsang

Book Overview

When Adhe Tapontsang--or Ama (Mother) Adhe, as she is affectionately known--left Tibet in 1987, she was allowed to do so on the condition that she remain silent about her twenty-seven years in Chinese prisons. Yet she made a promise to herself and to the many that did not survive: she would not let the truth about China's occupation go unheard or unchallenged. The Voice That Remembers is an engrossing firsthand account of Ama Adhe's mission and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861711491
• ISBN13: 9780861711499
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

This book is for everyone- it must be read

Ama Adhe's story is one of the most amazing and powerful I have ever read. You may have heard of the Tibetan struggle for independence, but Ama's story will blow your mind! This book is incredibly moving, honest and one of the most important historical accounts that has ever been written. Only if you read this book will you truly understand the fight for a Free Tibet. Ama Adhe is a true hero for what she survived, for standing up for her beliefs and for not viewing herself as a hero. If you have any interest in human rights and believe in standing up for a cause, read this book.

A True Heroine

This is one of my favorite books of all time--among thousands of books I've read. Writing with great honesty and humility, Ama Adhe's courage and compassion shine like a lamp for anyone faced with oppression, torture and brutality for their beliefs and devotion to their homeland and people. My heart goes out to her with great gratitude for sharing her story with the world. I hope others will read it and treasure the example of her spirit. I think her book made me a better person.

The Voice That Remembers will never be forgotten

This is a very powerful and moving account of one woman's life of incredible hardship and suffering. Ama-la lost her family, her friends, and her country... but she kept her identity, her dignity, or her compassion. What makes this story so inspiring is that Ama-la's sincere good-heartedness triumphs, against appalling odds, over the systemic evil that the People's Republic of China unleashed on her and on her Tibetan homeland. Prison, privation, brutality, and hate fail utterly to undermine this amazing woman's sense of what it means to be a decent human being. Here is a role model for everyone, everywhere.The basic goodness of this remarkable woman is conveyed perfectly in this simple, honest narrative. This is a story that one finds difficult to turn away from. Ama Adhe is a person the reader will care about deeply after reading this book.

Beautiful and moving

A wonderfully crafted and powerful story. I recommend it to anyone. Her spirit and courage is amazing. I really can feel for the Tibetan people and am taking strides to help liberate their homeland. May this book also inspire you.

You will wonder...

...how people can be so inhumane, robotic, and repugnant. Ama Adhe's account of her 27 (!) years in labor camps will chill you, inspire you, and make you appreciate how good your life really is. The free Tibet movement has taken on an entirely new, deeper meaning as a result of reading this book. I wasn't able to put the book down all night, and I won't put it out of my mind for a long while to come.