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A gripping story of two strangers who venture into the forbidden kingdom of Tibet, both driven by a desperate urge to keep it a secret. In 1869, the mountainous region of Tibet was closed to foreigners, presenting a major obstacle to Europeans seeking to expand their empires. In response, Britain began training Indians - who were allowed to cross borders from which white men were prohibited - to undertake illicit and risky expeditions into Tibet. Balram is one such spy surveyor, recruited to guide an English captain on a reckless mission. Soon his path will cross with that of another unlikely explorer, Katherine. Fleeing a life of frustrated ambition and belittled by her male peers, Catherine has a plan to secure her legacy as the first European woman to reach Lhasa and the legendary Potala Palace. In their struggle for survival, Balram and Katherine face storms and thieves, snow leopards and soldiers, fever and frostbite. But nothing is more dangerous than the secrets that haunt them, in this unforgettable story about the obsessions of the colonial project, and the ways in which we seek to leave a mark on the world.