{"product_id":"in-search-of-buddhas-daughters-christine-toomey-9781615193264","title":"In Search of Buddha's Daughters: A Modern Journey Down Ancient Roads","description":"In 2011, Christine Toomey met an unforgettable group of Tibetan Buddhist nuns. After hearing their stories--of prison, extreme hardship, and ultimately fleeing across the Himalayas into exile--she resolved to learn more about the private, courageous women of Buddhism: who they are, their experience of suffering, what motivates them to seek enlightenment, and what stands in their way. Toomey's quest took on even greater urgency with the sudden deaths of her father and then her mother, and her own search for healing wisdom in the aftermath of loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Search of Buddha's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to women from around the world--Nepal, India, Burma, and Japan, as well as the US, the UK, and France--who have come to the ordained life from every faith and career: a former policewoman, a princess, a Bollywood star, and a concert violinist. Toomey meets a Harvard graduate who sometimes breaks into hip-hop moves after meditating, a Japanese nun who has written bestselling erotica, and a Nepalese order of nuns who practice kung fu for spiritual \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e physical empowerment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through insightful conversations with over thirty women, Toomey investigates Buddhism as an antidote to the problems of life in the twenty-first century, and considers the status of women today--worldwide, and within one of our oldest wisdom traditions. \"In a world numbed by the amount of attention paid to violence, terrorism, and political and religious power struggles,\" she writes, \"I find it profoundly refreshing to come across women whose lives are dedicated to nurturing the opposite.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Toomey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161519326X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615193264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015","brand":"Christine Toomey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302506426623,"sku":"9781615193264","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_385b1304-a89a-44ae-8372-7eb0bfae3aa6.jpg?v=1695162014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-buddhas-daughters-christine-toomey-9781615193264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}