Holy Cow!
Descriere
“IndiaislikeWonderland.Inthisotheruniverseeveryoneseemsmadandeverythingisupsidedown,backtofrontandinfuriatinglybizarre...”InhertwentiesSarahMacdonaldbackpackedaroundIndiaandcameawaywithalastingimpressionofheat,pollution,andpoverty.SowhenanairportbeggarreadherpalmandtoldhershewouldreturntoIndia--andforlove--shescreamed,“Never!”andgavethecountry,andhim,thefinger.
Butelevenyearslater,theprophecycomestrue.WhentheloveofMacdonald’slifeispostedtoIndia,shequitsherdreamjobtomovetothemostpollutedcityonearth,NewDelhi.ForMacdonaldthisseemsliketheultimatesacrificeforlove,anditalmostkillsher,literally.Justsettled,shefallsdangerouslyillwithdoublepneumonia,anexperiencethatcompelshertofacesomeseriousquestionsaboutherownfragilemortalityandinnerspiritualvoid.“ImustfindpeaceintheonlyplacepossibleinIndia,”sheconcludes.“Within.”ThusbeginsherjourneyofdiscoverythroughIndiainsearchofthemeaningoflifeanddeath.HolyCowisSarahMacdonald’softenhilariouschronicleofheradventuresinalandofchaosandcontradiction,ofencounterswithHinduism,IslamandJainism,Sufis,Sikhs,Parsis,andChristians,andakaleidoscopeofyogis,swamis,andBollywoodstars.FromspiritualretreatsandcrumblingnirvanastowarzonesandNewDelhinightclubs,itisajourneythatonlyawomanonamissiontosavehersoul,herlovelife--andhersanity--cansurvive.
Despre autor
Sarah Macdonald este o jurnalistă, autoare și fostă prezentatoare radio din Australia, fiind asociată cu mai multe programe radio ale ABC, inclusiv Triple J, ABC Radio Sydney și Radio National. Este, de asemenea, cunoscută pentru cartea sa „Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure”.
