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Enlightenment for Idiots

A Novel

Author: Anne Cushman  

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A yoga teacher finds new life in India-just not the one she was expecting. Nearing thirty, Amanda thought she'd be someone else by now. Instead, she's an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out "For Idiots" travel guides. True, she has a sexy photographer boyfriend, but he's usually off shooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peru-or just hooking up with other girls. However, she's sure her new assignment to the ashrams of India will change everything. What she finds, though, is an ashram run by investment bankers, a model-obsessed guru, tantra parties, and silent retreats. India, it turns out, is not the spiritual refuge she'd pictured. But when a wandering mystic offers her an enigmatic blessing, Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for her after all.

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A yoga teacher finds new life in India-just not the one she was expecting. Nearing thirty, Amanda thought she'd be someone else by now. Instead, she's an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out "For Idiots" travel guides. True, she has a sexy photographer boyfriend, but he's usually off shooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peru-or just hooking up with other girls. However, she's sure her new assignment to the ashrams of India will change everything. What she finds, though, is an ashram run by investment bankers, a model-obsessed guru, tantra parties, and silent retreats. India, it turns out, is not the spiritual refuge she'd pictured. But when a wandering mystic offers her an enigmatic blessing, Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for her after all.

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About the Author

ANNE CUSHMAN is a contributing editor to both "Yoga Journal" and "Tricycle: The Buddhist Review "and is the coauthor of "From Here to Nirvana, a seeker's guide to spiritual India," Her essays have appeared in the "New York Times; the San Francisco Chronicle; O, the Oprah Magazine"; and Salon.com; and have been anthologized in "Best Buddhist Writing 2004; A Woman's Path: Women's Best Spiritual Travel Writing"; and other books. This is her first novel.

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Product Details

Publisher
Three Rivers Press (CA) | Broadway Books
Published
31st July 2009
Format
Paperback
Pages
375
ISBN
9780307381651

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