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My Travels in Books: India

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I’ve wanted to start this series, or what you would call it, for a while now, but getting books has been a bit slow going. But then this book about India sort of fell into my hands, and I thought it was a sign to get this show on the road. India was also the first “big trip” I did, so it seems fitting that it should kick off the series.   The book I’ve read about India is “Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure” by Sarah MacDonald.  I thought this book was fiction based on a personal experience in India, but it turns out it was actually a non-fiction book about the author’s two year residence in India. In the book she shares her journey towards inner peace, and all the stumbling blocks along the way.  I went to India in 2004, and the book was published in 2002, so our experiences were not that far apart in time. India has probably changed in the 10 years that have passed since I was there, but I suspect the essentials have stayed pretty much the same. And I feel like ...