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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure - Sarah MacDonald

Description: ISBN 0767915747 / Author: Sarah MacDonald / Genre: Travel / Australian MacDonald didn't fall in love with India her first time there, at ... more

Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure - Sarah MacDonald ... age 21. So when her boyfriend, Jonathan, a reporter for ABC, is sent there for work, she reluctantly follows after a year of separation. At first, life in India is as bad as she remembered it--overcrowded, smoggy, disturbing. A serious bout of pneumonia puts her in an Indian hospital, but as she recovers, she begins to make friends in India and to understand the culture. She finds herself attending lavish Indian weddings and trying to comfort her friend Padma, whose mother commits suicide after Padma marries without her permission. MacDonald makes an effort to understand the many diverse religions of the area, including taking a 10-day sojourn in a Buddhist temple and discussing religion with Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, and even a group of visiting Israelis. With Jonathan, she takes a trip to war-torn Kashmir, an area that is at once achingly beautiful and devastatingly dangerous. A lively, snappy travelogue.

Newest Review: ... drag the beggar to a ditch will stay with me for a very long time. Perhaps, in time, I may regain that desire to travel to ... more

... India. But if not, I was able to travel there with Sarah. Now if only she would travel to Japan and explore the different paths there! I recommend this book and hope that you enjoy it as much as I did! Added May 16, 2009: This book is based on the travels of a former reporter whose boyfriend is based in New Dehli working for the Australian Broadcasting Company. He is frequently sent to places away from Sarah so she is left to her own devices. She is an Atheist who after encountering several indignities perpetua...more

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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure - Sarah MacDonald: Exploring different spiritual paths in India (386 words)
by - written on 16/05/09 (Somewhat useful, 26 readings)
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Here is what I wrote yesterday on a blog I came across: I loved this book. I have become increasingly interested in India and the varied religions that can be found there. I felt that I was able to take the tour with her through her various travels. I do have to admit that it has greatly diminished my desire to travel there. The part in the book where the beggar is lying in the road after an accident and the bus driver getting out of the bus to drag the beggar to a ditch will stay with me for a very long time. Perhaps, in time, I may regain that desire to travel to India. But if not, I was able to travel there with Sarah. Now ... Read the complete review

Journey to India with an Australian radio presenter (383 words)
by - written on 23/03/07 (Very useful, 385 readings)
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“Holy Cow!” is a humourous travel memoir based on the non-fictional journey of radio presenter Sarah Macdonald to India, where she has many adventures and explores such subjects as gurus, New Delhi, movies, housekeeping, weddings, parties, friends, religion and war. The story begins with a brief but funny chapter describing the highlights at New Delhi airport in 1988, during Sarah’s first backpacker trip to India. The writing is very easy to read, entertaining and moves at a good pace – “Tonight, in such a lovely place, the voices down my ear corridor belong to the airport toilet cleaner”. When Sarah actually begins the novel (Chapter 2) by joining her war ... Read the complete review