In The Land Of Shiva: A Memoir

After years as a math instructor in the American Midwest, Brother Jim, along with three companions, is sent to India as head of the group to establish a branch of their religious order there. Struggling with challenges from an uncooperative government, inept local bishops, and the vagaries of a complex culture, Brother Jim nevertheless discovers both the charm of the Indian subcontinent and what is important to his soul. Ultimately, he must choose between his decades-long faith and his growing realization that he no longer needs the confines of religion. Walk the backstreets of Delhi and Kathmandu and the hallways of a religious house in this most unusual memoir set in the 80s. "Riveting" "Light humor and deep wisdom" "A poignant and often amusing true adventure story" "Could not put it down" "A gifted storyteller" "A cinema-like realism" "Explodes with the tastes, sounds, smells of India" "A coming of age story for any age and any soul"