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All the Fishes Come Home to Roost: An American Misfit in India
All the Fishes Come Home to Roost An American Misfit in India
Author: Rachel Manija Brown
When she was seven, Rachel Manija Browns parents, post-60s hippies, uprooted her from her native California and moved to an ashram in a cobra-ridden, drought-stricken spot in India. Cavorting through these pages are some wonderfully eccentric characters: the ashram head, Meher Baba, best known as the guru to Pete Townshend of The Who; the librar...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781594865268
ISBN-10: 1594865264
Publication Date: 10/17/2006
Pages: 352
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4.2 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Rodale Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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Very well-written story of a unique experience.
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Rachel Manija Brown's memoir of her unconventional upbringing on an ashram in india is lyrical, riveting and funny. Inspiring, generous and never whiney.
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The book is a good read--witty and fast-paced. But the author seems to be getting out some personal issues, at the expense of her family, that would have been better dealt with ahead of time, off the page. I didn't trust her to be fair-minded, which ruined the book a little.
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Loved this book - an interesting story of a childhood adventure
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JudyKay avatar reviewed All the Fishes Come Home to Roost: An American Misfit in India on + 5 more book reviews
Excellent...Interesting...Colorful memoir about growing up on an ashram in India.

Mom and Dad worship the leader of the ashram - Baba.

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