Jasmine and Arnica
Seiten
2010
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2nd Revised edition
Eye Books (Verlag)
978-1-903070-76-5 (ISBN)
Eye Books (Verlag)
978-1-903070-76-5 (ISBN)
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Since childhood, Nicola Naylor had been enthralled by India: "Images of goddesses and temples with monkeys, elephants and colourfully dressed people crowded my imagination. I wanted to go there. But my travel fantasies dissolved when I lost my sight as I was finishing university." Disregarding the warnings of others and her own private fears, Nic
Many would balk at the idea of a white woman traveling India aloneand in particular, a blind woman. Throughout her childhood Nicola Naylor had been fascinated by images of the subcontinent and was determined both to realize her dream of visiting and to push back the stifling constraints imposed by perceptions of her disability. While depending on her third eyeor sixth senseshe explores India from the inside. Her account is both sensuous and enormously visual as she gradually rebuilds her shattered self-confidence, regains her desire to live life, and rediscovers her almost forgotten love of writing."
Many would balk at the idea of a white woman traveling India aloneand in particular, a blind woman. Throughout her childhood Nicola Naylor had been fascinated by images of the subcontinent and was determined both to realize her dream of visiting and to push back the stifling constraints imposed by perceptions of her disability. While depending on her third eyeor sixth senseshe explores India from the inside. Her account is both sensuous and enormously visual as she gradually rebuilds her shattered self-confidence, regains her desire to live life, and rediscovers her almost forgotten love of writing."
Nicola Naylorwas born with a congenital disorder that left her blind in one eye. It was only a matter of time before she lost sight in the other. She set up a clinic specializing in muscle massage and traveledtoIndia to research Indian massage techniques and holistic therapy."
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2010 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Much Wenlock |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 263 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-903070-76-7 / 1903070767 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-903070-76-5 / 9781903070765 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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