But the words of the women of Samunnat ten years ago were very clear. ‘We should have been told about these things and we need to know.’ These books can help to bring about that knowing.

I was very conscious that a Nepali book about sex education was new and potentially controversial, so I was careful. When you look at the saucy sex scene of the mum and dad in bed you may note that there is a very distinct gap in between the lusty couple! This is in sharp contrast to book two which illustrates the ins and outs of changes of puberty, and has a centrefold of a cross section of sexual intercourse - I have to say that research for book two was very informative to me and I thought I knew it all!