Lhamo and her younger sister Tenkyi arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal during China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s. While their parents did not make it through the perilous voyage through the Himalayas, they did. Hope comes in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who bring with them the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint?a relic that is known to vanish and reappear in times of need?as Lhamo, haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle, tries to rebuild a life amidst a destroyed community. Years later, the sisters are no longer together, and Tenkyi is residing in Toronto with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma. Tenkyi, a cleaner who struggles with horrific memories, works while Dolma competes for a place as a scholar of Tibetan Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector?s vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement and the lengths we?ll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this novel provides a nuanced, moving portrait of the littleknown world of Tibetan exiles.