- Title:
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Holy Cow!: An Indian Adventure (MP3)
- Written by:
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Sarah Macdonald
- Read by:
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Kate Hosking
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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10 hours 26 minutes
- MP3 size:
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432 MB
- Published:
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February 01 2011
- Available Date:
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February 01 2011
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781742676944
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Asia; Australian; Memoirs; Travel Writing
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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International bestseller
Shortlisted Audie Awards / Biography/Memoir 2005
Winner AudioFile Earphones Award 2004
"Hilarious and incredible."
B Magazine
"Kathy Lette meets Tom Robbins on a slow train to Varanasi with Bill Bryson supplying the onion bhajis ... very, very funny."
Peter Moore
A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction.
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 series 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 and death. And 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.
"Prepare for the 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."
AudioFile Magazine