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Yoga School Dropout [Paperback]

Lucy Edge
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Book Description

6 April 2006

A sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer. Lucy Edge tells the story of her personal quest for serenity and yogic flexibility through the ashrams and gurus of India.

After over a decade spent working and drinking too much in the world of advertising, Lucy decided she had to leave town for an altogether more spiritual and, well, meaningful way of life - And whilst she was at it, she could acquire a newly lithe and supple body.

Would she come home looking like Christy Turlington and pick up some Buddhist serenity on the way? Or did something much funnier, interesting and complicated happen? Did she fall in love - with a place and its people?

A divine comedy of the Western obsession with life's deeper meaning, a yogic experiment and a love letter to India, this is a very funny book from a wonderful travel writer.


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Product details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press; New Ed edition (6 April 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091899230
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091899233
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 60,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A hilarious, hopeless and desperate quest" (Chris Stewart, Author Of Driving Over Lemons )

"Neither boringly cynical or stupidly gullible, she's open-minded, warm and funny" (Independent on Sunday )

"A light hearted account of one lady's search for mystic India which offers fun and witty observations on the current obsession with finding life's deeper meaning, while offering a eulogy to India's varied and beautiful land and people-scapes" (Yoga and Health )

"A quirky travelogue... Edge strikes a nicely satirical note and the characters she meets along the way make perfect fodder for gentle fun-poking" (Easy Living )

"A witty account of a journey through India's ashrams" (Health and Fitness Magazine )

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'A hilarious, hopeless and desperate quest' Chris Stewart, author of Driving Over Lemons

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, fantastic, funny! 6 Feb 2005
By Yogamum
Format:Paperback
This is the true story of one girls escape from the rat race to explore a variety of ways of deepening her interest in yoga.

She travels to India and goes from Ashram to Ashram, Guru to Guru, Yoga School to Yoga School. You read about the scams and the 'crazies' and also the deeply sincere people and spiritual places you could find yourself if you did the same. It's almost like an informal review of each place, which might prove useful if you were thinking of doing the same. It explains with humour and realism the difficulties of such a path, along with the joys and rewards too. Most interestingly you see Lucy's inner journey as she struggles with herself, much to the relief of the reader, as you see her own humanity.

This is a super book. I read it on holiday in Mauritius and the book and the surroundings together took me to a state of bliss. I absolutely LOVED it but as a result won't be travelling to India to pursue my love of yoga at any time soon! I am tempted though...

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy Edge - Yoga School Drop Out 12 April 2005
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I brought this on holidays and I found it so difficult to put down! It made me laugh, It made me want to give it all up and head to Kerala, it made me see beyond the veneer of mysticism that we create around yoga and most importantly, it made me remember to put it all into perspective.

I loved the book - so well written and such a fascinating read

Lucy - can't wait for your next book. Release it soon!!

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of fun 29 Mar 2007
Format:Paperback
I should have read the reviews before buying the book as I was quite surprised that it's not fictional writing (as I expected) but instead based on Lucy Edge's own journey to India.

Lucy Edge - a burned out, high flying professional - is sick of her London life and decides to `find herself' in India. She attends about 6 different yoga and meditation ashrams there, hoping that one of them will help her find the answers she is looking for.

The book starts of promising. I laughed quite a bit and feel that the Western yogis she bumps into on the way, pretty much sound like girls I see at yoga class here in London. However, by ashram number 4 I got a bit bored as essentially she goes through the same emotions from start to finish and nothing new or exciting changes throughout her journey. There are no unexpected twists or turns, just pretty much the same from beginning to end. Nonetheless, Lucy Edge's writing is very honest and one gets a good sense of what ashram life in India is all about.

Overall, I would however only recommend this book to those who:

1. Are into yoga and are prepared to look at its humorous side as this book is far from deep

2. Like chick-lit

3. Have a remote interest in travel literature

4. Have some interest in India

In summary this is a cute, fun book, but not great.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read for yogists!
I did enjoy the book, it had humour and gave some wonderful descriptions of the places that she visited. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
This was one of the best books I've read in a while I loved every page. It really gave a good insight into yoga in India . Read more
Published 2 months ago by Christine
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Easy reading.
I am into yoga, and it was a pleasure to read from a newcomer to this wonderful practice and her discoveries of India.
Published 3 months ago by Parvati
1.0 out of 5 stars Yogi Couldnt Bear It
I'm not a fan of chick-lit but the subject matter interests me, so I thought I'd give it a chance. I found it okay, but I wouldn't read it again or recommend it to anyone... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Pilipala
5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected gift
I was bought this book by a friend and if I'm honest I would not have bought it for myself. Having read it, I would recommend it. I loved it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Watson-Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great escape
This is an excellent book if you feel you need to escape for a while. I have been to India and I am a yoga fan, and so I really connected with the story. Read more
Published 21 months ago by gnomes
3.0 out of 5 stars A fun read but rather shallow
I was hoping for some spiritual insight from this but it reads like a trashy chick flick. The term "ashram chic" is used a lot (need i say more?). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. H. Davies
2.0 out of 5 stars the shallow romp of a spiritual tourist
This book is about the adventures of Lucy Edge, a spiritual tourist, in India. That means I am automatically biased against it, since I have little patience with spiritual... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2010 by aruna
4.0 out of 5 stars Cracking read but don;t take it all serious!
This book is hilarious. It starts as a witty travelogue, then goes on to tell the tale of the authors experiences in the most famous (or notorious) Yoga Schools and ashrams in... Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2010 by Pusspuss
3.0 out of 5 stars INTERESTING
I bought this book as I have an interest in yoga and India and this was about both. It was an interesting story about Lucy's adventure with yoga with the various schools and... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2010 by Anju
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