Shangri-La is not on the map, and not a word is hardly ever mentioned of it in the world, if at all. People are confused, upset, but manage to navigate their way to a paradise well concealed in the mountains called Shangri-La. The plane crashes and lands who knows where (near Tibet?). For anyone looking at this, basically, an event propels an English man with a connection to China to get on a plane with others that are headed East. For anyone looking at this, basically, an event propels an English man with a connection to China to get on a plane with others that are heade …more Agreed. Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century. But when the leader of the Shangri-La monastery falls ill, Conway and the others must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war. Kept secret from the world for more than two hundred years, Shangri-La is like paradise-a place whose inhabitants live for centuries amid the peace and harmony of the fertile valley.
When his plane crashes high in the Himalayas, Conway and the other survivors are found by a mysterious guide and led to a breathtaking discovery: the hidden valley of Shangri-La. Now, more than a decade later, Conway is a British diplomat serving in Afghanistan and facing war yet again-this time, a civil conflict forces him to flee the country by plane. Hugh Conway saw humanity at its worst while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. James Hilton’s bestselling adventure novel about a military man who stumbles on the world’s greatest hope for peace deep in Tibet: Shangri-La.
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