{"product_id":"long-road-to-dry-river-jennifer-severn-9781925786835","title":"Long Road to Dry River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'D'you think you might've got the MS because you can't forgive your dad?'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That wasn't Jennifer Severn's doctor asking--or her psychologist. It was her lawyer, but it was a good question.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Jen, aged 22, settled into a cab at Sydney Airport one rainy night in 1988, she'd taken pains to create a safe, sensible life for herself after an unhappy childhood. But that was about to take a turn. The driver was a follower of Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, and the conversation that night set her on a new, dual existence--Jen the medical sales rep and Marga Sahi the Rajneesh disciple. Was it the strain of maintaining this double life that brought on an episode of visual disturbance--double vision, no less--in 1994?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Family dysfunction, inappropriate relationships, life as an 'Orange Person', a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis ... Jen bounced between Australia, India and Amsterdam before circumstances conspired to land her in Quaama, a small rural village on Dry River on the far south coast of New South Wales.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Will an unrestored 1840s shearer's cottage and a quirky rural community be her salvation?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong Road to Dry River\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Finch Prize for Memoir in 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Severn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925786838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925786835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Severn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Jennifer Severn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126441963775,"sku":"9781925786835","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35e7f032-ba85-48bf-aabe-0cff417d4ac8.jpg?v=1687448205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/long-road-to-dry-river-jennifer-severn-9781925786835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}