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DANCING WITH THE MARIGOLDS: MY TWELVE-YEAR JOURNEY IN INDIA SYNOPSIS
At age fifty and after the dissolution of a long marriage, Trish Joudrey leaves behind the familiar comforts of her Canadian home and family and ventures into uncharted territory—accepting a teaching position at the American International School in Chennai, India. She knows no one and is acutely aware that she is the foreigner in this ancient, yet modern place.
In this vibrant, starkly different culture, Trish grapples with the dichotomy of India—the juxtaposition of beauty and brutality. Struggling to reconcile her own emotional turmoil with the harsh realities outside the walls of her privileged teaching world, she, nevertheless, develops deep connections with locals, uncovering a side of India concealed from glossy tourist brochures. Trish not only adapts to being single, but rediscovers love with an Indian man and liberates herself from deeply ingrained patterns of dependency.
Yet, this newfound confidence is shadowed by inner conflicts prompted through encounters with differing Indian traditions, the unexpected arrival of her adult daughter, death of her beloved driver, and deep introspections through yoga study. She questions her identity, role as a mother, the significance of home, and her beliefs about love and family.
During the meeting with His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, Trish is provided with the clarity, peace, and blessing she seeks. Trish Joudrey returns to her family in Nova Scotia, empowered and enriched—a woman who is in possession of her own life, her own voice, her own spiritual practice, and at home in the world.