A Journey With Elsa Cloud

Leila Hadley

ISBN 10: 1885983166 / ISBN 13: 9781885983169

Edité par Turtle Point Pr, 1997

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Synopsis :

In this ravishing memoir, two journeys intertwine. One, a trip to India and Nepal, the other a parent's voyage to reconciliation with her estranged child. Here, Hadley's intense curiosity, empathy, stunning associations and sensuous prose paly over inner and outer landscapes. The best travel book I've ever read. It's more than that as well but let that suffice for the moment.' Norman Mailer.'

Présentation de l'éditeur: Ravishing . . . No traveler, armchair or otherwise, should be deprived of this book’s ripe pleasures.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“In prose as heady as an old Delhi spice market, Leila Hadley invites us along on . . . a mother’s journey in search of her daughter, and herself.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
In a memoir that Norman Mailer called “the best travel book I’ve ever read,” Leila Hadley records a journey to India inspired both by her lifelong love of travel and by a desire to reconcile with her estranged daughter Veronica, who was living in India and studying Buddhism. The book’s title comes from Veronica’s remark as a young girl that she wanted to be “the sea, the jungle, or else a cloud,” thereby earning her the homonymic endearment of Elsa Cloud. A Journey with Elsa Cloud describes the sensuous delights of India; explains sexual mores and myths of India; and speaks tellingly about a memorable cast of characters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A Journey with Elsa Cloud is the record of a journey, a love story, and a beautiful work of art.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : A Journey With Elsa Cloud
Éditeur : Turtle Point Pr
Date d'édition : 1997
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket