The Dalai Lama's Smile by Paula Closson Buck - 9781946724854

The Dalai Lama's SmileStories\nAuthor(s): Paula Closson Buck\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Acre Books, United States\nImprint: Acre Books\nISBN-13: 9781946724854, 978-1946724854\nSynopsis\nIn eight short stories, travelers and locals become entangled in situations that send their moral compasses spinning.\n\n A grieving American father visits Dharamsala to investigate the murder of the son hes never understood and finds himself delving into the mystery of the young mans life. A Turkish-Cypriot teacher is tasked with making an inventory of household goods in an occupied tourist resort the inhabitants have fled. A Greek sculptor whose marriage is failing covers for a student from the US who, instead of learning the art, engages in an affair. A Buddhist nun enlists the help of a Peace Corps worker to kill a suffering dog. A wannabe eco-activist in Kentucky writes confessional letters to Boyan Slat, the young CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. A woman in a Rajasthan tourist caravan bears helples.