After backpacking her way around India, Sarah Macdonald decides she hates the country with a passion. When a beggar at the airport reads her palm and insists she will one day return - and for love-she screams 'Never!' and gives the country, and him, the finger. Eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah's life is posted to India, she quits her dream job as a national radio presenter to follow him to the most polluted city on earth, New Delhi. It seems like the ultimate sacrifice for love and it almost kills her - literally. One dank, smoggy night, a naked Sadhu smeared in human ashes curses Sarah and she falls dangerously ill with double pneumonia. She defeats death, not before facing some serious questions about her own fragile mortality and inner spiritual void, not to mention some unsightly hair loss. It's enough to drive a rapidly balding atheist to drastic action - in this case a wild journey of discovery through India in search of the meaning of life...
Sarah MacDonald leaves her career in Sydney to go to India to join her partner, who promptly sets off to cover world events in Afghanistan (among other places) that are likely to put him at risk but also make his career. Deciding to make the most of her time in India alone, MacDonald sets out to explore as many spiritual traditions as she can in a short period of time. Prepare for a fast-moving and masterful narration by Kate Hosking. Her characterization of the Indian characters is nuanced and fun. The contrast with the distinctive Australian accents of MacDonald and other ex-pats adds to the sense of adventure and excitement and provides a backdrop for spiritual understanding. J.E.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award 2005 Audie award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
Booklist...
A lively, snappy travelogue
Publishers Weekly...
[Sarah Macdonald] brings a reporter's curiosity, interviewing skills and eye for detail to everything she encounters, and winningly captures "[t]he drama, the dharma, the innocent exuberance of the festivals, the intensity of the living, the piety in playfulness and the embrace of living day by day.
AudioFile Magazine...
Prepare for a fast-moving and masterful narration by Kate Hosking. Her characterization of the Indian characters is nuanced and fun.
Library Bookwatch...
The thoroughly engaging story of one woman’s journey to save her soul, her love life, and her sanity ... a highly recommended audio book memoir
About the Author
Sarah Macdonald worked as a political reporter for radio and television and later hosted a radio arts show. She currently hosts a youth-focused current affairs radio program in Australia.
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