{"product_id":"a-lotus-trail-tara-gardiner-9798543979877","title":"A Lotus Trail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e★★★★★ \u003cb\u003e\"Excellent read!\"\u003c\/b\u003e - M. McEvoy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I woke, in the nude, surrounded by empty beer bottles and five naked men, with no idea how I got there\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAfter a childhood accident left her permanently disabled, Tara Gardiner spent decades searching for happiness. For 20 years, she backpacked through North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, on a fruitless hunt for meaning. The life and soul of every party, ready for any adventure her damaged knee would permit, she lived life to the full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo why were her fleeting moments of joy marred by illness, hangovers, memory gaps, physical and sexual assault - and shame?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFinally, in a desperate attempt to avoid the knee replacement her doctors said was essential, Tara tried a new path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturning to India after 18 years, she swapped drink, drugs and anonymous sex for yoga, study and Tibetan Buddhism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAnd as she began to find, inside herself, the contentment she sought, a chance encounter in India's poorest state directed her to her life's purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopulated with a cast of colourful characters, A Lotus Trail is the story of one woman's quest for self-discovery. It will take you on an inspiring journey from desperation to transformation, and show you that anything is possible!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8543979870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798543979877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Tara Gardiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945216049407,"sku":"9798543979877","price":20.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0729732d-fa1e-4464-a7fd-52edce8aa82a.jpg?v=1681507452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-lotus-trail-tara-gardiner-9798543979877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}