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Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure

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Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure by Sarah MacDonald is a vivid journey through India, capturing the country's vibrant culture and spiritual diversity. After a brief visit to India leaves her initially unimpressed, MacDonald returns years later, drawn by love and curiosity. Her adventure includes encounters with mystical traditions, from ashrams to Bollywood, revealing India's complexity through her humorous and insightful narrative.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by cultural exploration and enjoy immersing yourself in vivid depictions of life's colourful and chaotic experiences. The author offers a humorous and insightful look into Indian culture, spirituality, and the many adventures encountered along the way. This has the spirit of a travelogue mixed with personal discovery, perfect for those who yearn for an armchair adventure and a new perspective on life.

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Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure

A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction with a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life - and her sanity. ABC journalist spent two years on the sub-continent. This book presents some of her experiences there.

A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction with a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life - and her sanity.

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A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction with a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life, and her sanity. After backpacking her way around India, Sarah Macdonald decides she hates the country with a passion. When a beggar reads her palm and insists she will one day return—and for love—she screams 'Never!' But twelve years later, the prophecy comes true.

When the love of her life is posted to India, Sarah follows him to the most polluted city on earth, New Delhi. It seems like the ultimate sacrifice for love, and it almost kills her—literally. After being cursed by a naked sadhu smeared in human ashes, Sarah almost dies from double pneumonia. This near-death experience forces her to confront some serious questions about her fragile mortality and inner spiritual void—not to mention some unsightly hair loss.

It's enough to send a rapidly balding atheist on a wild rollercoaster ride through India in search of the meaning of life and death. With the help of the Dalai Lama, a goddess of healing hugs, and a couple of Bollywood stars—among many, many others—Sarah discovers a hell of a lot more.

Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald is an enlightening and entertaining exploration into the depths of Indian spirituality and self-discovery.

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ISBN: 9781863253260

Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2002

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bantam

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 324g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Sarah MacDonald is a journalist and radio broadcaster who lives in Sydney with her husband, ABC journalist Jonathan Harley, and their daughter Georgina.

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