Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure

Author(s): Sarah MacDonald

Travel Narrative

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, but not before facing 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.


Product Information

Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award 2002.

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

General Fields

  • : 9781863253260
  • : Random House Australia
  • : BANTAM AUSTRALIA ORIGINAL
  • : 0.333
  • : October 2002
  • : 210mm X 135mm X 24mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Sarah MacDonald
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 915.4560452
  • : 304
  • : WTL