The Holy Island of this novel is, of course, fictional, as are Lama Tseten Rinpoche and Jigme-la (though one might wish they were real), but readers interested in the ongoing work of the Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Scotland, including its conservation work on the real-world Holy Island (you can sponsor a tree!), may write to:
Mr. Thorn McCarthy
Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre
Eskdalemuir
nr. Langholm
Dumfriesshire DG13 OQL
SCOTLAND
SARVA MANGALAM! "May all beings be happy"