A Journey with Elsa Cloud
A Journey with Elsa Cloud by Leila Hadley is a memoir published by Penguin Books in 1998, featuring 600 pages in English. This edition captures Hadley’s exploration of India, driven by her desire to reconnect with her estranged daughter, Veronica, who is studying Buddhism there. The narrative intertwines personal reflections with vivid descriptions of the landscapes and cultural nuances of India, offering insights into both travel and familial bonds.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences as Hadley delves into the sensuous delights of India, while also addressing the complexities of sexual mores and myths within the culture. The memoir presents a memorable cast of characters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and serves as both a journey and a love story. A Journey with Elsa Cloud invites readers to reflect on the themes of reconciliation and self-discovery through travel, making it a significant addition to the genres of biography, personal memoirs, and literary criticism.
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Ravishing . . . No traveler, armchair or otherwise, should be deprived of this book’s ripe pleasures.”–Publishers Weekly
“In prose as heady as an old Delhi spice market, Leila Hadley invites us along on . . . a mother’s journey in search of her daughter, and herself.”–The Washington Post Book World
In a memoir that Norman Mailer called “the best travel book I’ve ever read,” Leila Hadley records a journey to India inspired both by her lifelong love of travel and by a desire to reconcile with her estranged daughter Veronica, who was living in India and studying Buddhism. The book’s title comes from Veronica’s remark as a young girl that she wanted to be “the sea, the jungle, or else a cloud,” thereby earning her the homonymic endearment of Elsa Cloud. A Journey with Elsa Cloud describes the sensuous delights of India; explains sexual mores and myths of India; and speaks tellingly about a memorable cast of characters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A Journey with Elsa Cloud is the record of a journey, a love story, and a beautiful work of art.
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