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Anne Cushman
Dear Librarian, As a longtime yoga and meditation teacher, I've always been fascinated by the collision between the lofty ideals of spiritual practice and the all-too-human lives of the people who do it. That's the hilarious, heartbreaking terrain I explore in my novel ENLIGHTENMENT FOR IDIOTS, named by Booklist as one of the Top Ten First Novels of 2008. My book tells the story of Amanda, a twenty-nine-year-old yoga teacher with a passion for spiritual awakening—and for unreliable men--who attempts to leave behind her dysfunctional love life for a pilgrimage to India. As she careens from guru to guru, her illusions are shattered, her life spirals out of control, and she realizes that no matter how far she travels, she can't get away from the chaos, passion, comedy, and pain of her own story. Warmly, Anne Cushman www.enlightenmentforidiots.com "A hilarious take on the quest for truth that manages to respect the journey while skewering many of the travelers." -Publishers Weekly
Enlightenment for Idiots / Anne Cushman / Three Rivers Press / Paperback; 384 Pages
Price: $14.00 / ISBN: 978-0307381651 / Published: July, 2009 Anne Cushman is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |