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"The love of Sarah's life is relocated to New Delhi, India, for his job. Though she vowed never to return to India after a horrific backpacking trip in her twenties, Sarah decides to quit her job and move there with him.
Conflict is constant for Sarah. Coming from affluent Sydney, Australia, she finds it difficult to deal with the poverty and desolation of this third world country: beggars dying in the streets, the constant smell of human waste, dead animals and garbage. Even more difficult is her struggle as an athiest in a place where Hindu gods and goddesses are pinups on the streets and icons in taxicabs, Buddhist Monks wander the streets, and Zoroastrians leave their dead out to be carried off by birds.
In this place, Sarah struggles to find personal meaning. She sings and prays to neon godesses, she spends weeks of silence in a Buddhist retreat humming TV songs in her head, and travels the country in search of purpose and beauty. "
Erin McKeag, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- religious issues
Culture clash?
- visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Indian (Ghandi, not Sitting Bull)
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian (mate!)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- journalist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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