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Sarah Macdonald Sarah Macdonald i(A74330 works by)
Born: Established: 1966 ;
Gender: Female
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Sarah Macdonald grew up in Sydney and studied psychology at university. After completing a cadetship with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) she went to work for that organisation on various youth orientated radio and television shows and later for Radio National.

She is married to ABC broadcaster, Jonathan Harley.

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y separately published work icon Holy Cow : An Indian Adventure Milsons Point : Bantam Books , 2002 Z1026424 2002 single work autobiography travel

'A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction with a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life - and her sanity. A rollercoaster ride through a land of chaos and contradiction with a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life - and her sanity. After backpacking her way around India Sarah Macdonald decides she hates the country with a passion. When a beggar reads her palm and insists she will one day return - and for love - she screams 'Never!' But twelve years later the prophecy comes true. When the love of her life is posted to India, Sarah follows him to the most polluted city on earth, New Delhi. It seems like the ultimate sacrifice for love and it almost kills her - literally. After being cursed by a naked sadhu smeared in human ashes Sarah almost dies from double pneumonia, but not before facing some serious questions about her fragile mortality and inner spiritual void - not to mention some unsightly hair loss. It's enough to send a rapidly balding atheist on a wild rollercoaster ride through India in search of the meaning of life and death. With the help of the Dalai Lama, a goddess of healing hugs and a couple of Bollywood stars - among many, many others - Sarah discovers a hell of a lot more. '  (Publication summary)

2002 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards BookPeople Book of the Year
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