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Book 21 - Sarah Macdonald "Holy Cow"
Sarah Macdonald "Holy Cow : An Indian Adventure" (Broadway Book)
Holy Cow, is a great book, fun to read and cheeky, yet also open to and generous toward the many wonders and frustrations the author encountered while travelling in India.
It was an interesting look into the spiritual journey Sarah took in India, set against the background of everyday expat life. As the author journeyed to different parts of India to learn about the different religions, she also discovered the complex fabric of the country.
I laughed until I cried at some scenes while others gave me a greater understanding and desire to know much, much more about the things I saw in India. I love how the author embraces the incredible differences of India without being judgmental or rejecting them.
Along the way she moved from cynic to falling into the trap of wanting to belong, something I had hoped wasn't what the book was about. But the journalist and storyteller in her always beat out the latest religious attachments and her story is fascinating because she befriends so many people, from the high caste to servants, hangs with famous Bollywood stars, loses her hair and runs from lepers. I could never spend two years in the heat and dust and deprivation she describes in much of her travels but I recommend this book.
Holy Cow, is a great book, fun to read and cheeky, yet also open to and generous toward the many wonders and frustrations the author encountered while travelling in India.
It was an interesting look into the spiritual journey Sarah took in India, set against the background of everyday expat life. As the author journeyed to different parts of India to learn about the different religions, she also discovered the complex fabric of the country.
I laughed until I cried at some scenes while others gave me a greater understanding and desire to know much, much more about the things I saw in India. I love how the author embraces the incredible differences of India without being judgmental or rejecting them.
Along the way she moved from cynic to falling into the trap of wanting to belong, something I had hoped wasn't what the book was about. But the journalist and storyteller in her always beat out the latest religious attachments and her story is fascinating because she befriends so many people, from the high caste to servants, hangs with famous Bollywood stars, loses her hair and runs from lepers. I could never spend two years in the heat and dust and deprivation she describes in much of her travels but I recommend this book.