Here is the description of this manual...
If you'd rather place an order by talking to one of our cheerful order desk clerks, please call 1-888-232-4444 (USA and Canada only) or 250-383-6864.
From Europe, ring our UK order desk clerk at local rate number 0845 230 9601 (UK only) or 44 (0)1865 722 113.
Follow The Cowherd Boy
by J.A. Joshi
390 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-0382; ISBN 1-4120-8626-4; US$27.50, C$31.50, EUR22.50, £16.99
Mira's in love with Krishna, Bhoj is in love with Mira, and Vikram is in love with Bhoj's throne. Uda wants peace, Ratan wants freedom, and Ravi wants more than anyone.
About the Book
Mira, a princess of war-torn Merta, has been in love with Krishna since she was five years old. When her father arranges her marriage to Bhoj, the prince of the neighboring kingdom Merwar, she is devastated. She ultimately agrees to the marriage in order to save her people from invading Moghuls. The alliance between their kingdoms brings peace to the land but is fragile. Her marriage brings surprises not only to Mira but to Bhoj also. Then when Mira meets a wandering holy man by the name of Ravi Das, things get complicated. Ravi steers Mira through a spiritual journey that poets have sung about for centuries.
Unfortunately, Bhoj's corrupt cousin Vikram is not interested in peace. For him, Bhoj and his wife are pawns in his plan to usurp the throne of Merwar. He is a master of manipulation and Mira realizes what is happening too late.
Unbeknownst to all, there are even greater forces at work.
For more information please write to:
P.O. Box 295628
Lewisville, TX
75029-5628
U.S.A.
Reviews
Follow the Cowherd Boy has been reviewed by New Great Books Blog!
I am truly touched by the beauty and devotion that the book imparts. I have just finished reading Follow the Cowherd Boy and find myself in complete shock. I cried, oh yes I cried, and yet a calm has come over me. I can only wish J A Joshi the best of luck with all her writings, may they all come from the heart as this one did.
B - A grandmother from Denton, TX
I loved it. It's very well done, and I was completely immersed in the story and characters. I have such little knowledge of the Hindu religion and of Hindi that those aspects of the book were all new and interesting. Anyway, the story was great, and I'm going to tell others of this excellent work.
J - A young man from Dallas, TX
I've never felt so… I don't even know what the word is to describe how I felt after reading Follow the Cowherd Boy. By the time I put the book back in my bookcase I found myself wishing I was as mentally and spiritually strong as Mira; I wished that I even had a hundredth of the faith in one thing that she had in Krishna. I was so moved by every occurrence in the book that I felt myself building stronger with Mira as she grew older. No matter how many things went wrong she continued on with more strength emotionally then I'd ever even thought possible.
C - a teenage girl from Fort Myers, FL
Every time I picked it up, I couldn't put it down.
H - A lady from Alachua, FL
I was lost and mesmerized. It truly is one of the best books I have read in years! It is a gem.
A - A mother from Houston, TX
What impressed me about the book was the author's very rare ability to have all the usual aspects of a novel, passion, violence, greed etc. yet throughout the book is full of spirituality. As I read the descriptions of Mira's feelings for Krishna, I could feel them too.
V - A father from Seattle, WA
I cared and felt for the characters, stepped into their world, their space and senses. I especially related to Mira's going against the mainstream, as that's where I am right now… But even more, I related to the characters' spiritual struggles. Although I'm of a different faith, my struggles and doubts are like theirs. I think I learned a lot from Mira's faith that I will apply to my own.
L - A mother from Lewisville, TX
I can't rave enough about "Follow the Cowherd Boy." The author's gifts of storytelling and writing are absolutely A-List. I'm still feeling the tightness in my chest, the sort of lonely feeling I get when I have to say "goodbye" to a friend with whom I've just shared a special visit. I was struck by the similarities in the spiritual truths between the Hindu theology and Christ's teachings. It drives home, for me, that there is one God over All.
C - A mother from Austin, TX
Events
Missouri:
Thursday July 17th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Hastings Books Music & Video
723 N. Charles, Warrensburg MO 64093
Call 660 422 7013 for more details.
Friday July 18th, 4-6pm
Book signing at Borders
1664 NW Chipman Road, Lees Summit MO 64081
Call 816 347 0044 for more details.
Illinois:
Saturday July 19th, 1-3pm
Book signing at Borders Express
2501 West Wabash Ave, Springfield IL 62704
Call 217 787 9076 for more details.
Sunday July 20th, 1-3pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
700 East Broadway, Mattoon IL 61938
Call 217 235 3441 for more details.
Sunday July 20th, 4-6pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
2000 North Neil St, Champaign IL 61820
Call 217 356 7062 for more details.
Wednesday July 23rd, 1-4pm
Book signing at Borders
5201 West War Memorial Dr, Peoria IL 61615
Call 309 692 3082 for more details.
Thursday July 24th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
1150 W. Carl Sandburg Dr, Galesburg IL 61401
Call 309 344 1945 for more details.
Friday July 25th, 4-7pm
Book signing at Borders
2520 Sycamore Rd, De Kalb IL 60115
Call 815 758 8771 for more details.
Sunday July 27th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
603 Stratford Square, Bloomingdale IL 60108
Call 630 893 7573 for more details.
Indiana:
Tuesday July 29th, 4-8pm
Book signing at Hastings Books Music & Video
4601 National Rd East, Richmond IN 47374
Call 765 939 9546 for more details.
Friday August 1st, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders Downtown
11 S. Meridian St, Indianapolis IN 46204
Call 317 972 8595 for more details.
Saturday August 2nd, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders Greenwood
7565 US 31S, Indianapolis IN 46227
Call 317 859 2949 for more details.
Sunday August 3rd, 12-2pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
4230 Grape Rd, Mishawaka IN 46545
Call 574 271 9930 for more details.
Michigan:
Monday August 4th, 4-7pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
6650 South Westnedge, Portage MI 49024
Call 269 323 1095 for more details.
Tuesday August 5th, 11am-2pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
3115 28th Street, Grand Rapids MI 49512
Call 616 957 9080 for more details.
Friday August 8th, 5-7pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Briarwood Mall
636 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor MI 48108
Call 734 669 0785 for more details.
Saturday August 9th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders,
3924 Baldwin Rd, Auburn Hills MI 48326
Call 248 335 5013 for more details.
Ohio:
Monday August 11th, 10am-2pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
2500 West State Street, Alliance OH 44601
Call 330 823 7320 for more details.
Tuesday August 12th, 12-1pm
Talk on Hinduism at YWCA Elyria
318 West Ave, Elyria OH 44035
Call 440 322 6308 for more details.
Tuesday August 12th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders
335 Howe Ave, Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221
Call 330 945 7683 for more details.
Wednesday August 13th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders Northgate
9459 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati OH 45251
Call 513 245 9898 for more details.
Thursday August 14th, 11am-3pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
5043 Tuttle Crossing Blvd, Columbus OH 43017
Call 614 760 8776 for more details.
West Virginia:
Friday August 15th, 4-7pm
Book signing at Borders Express
2107 Charleston Town Center, Charleston WV 25389
Call 304 342 3840 for more details.
Virginia:
Saturday August 16th, 1-5pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks Liberty Fair Mall
240 Commonwealth Blvd, Martinsville VA 24112
Call 276 656 1268 for more details.
West Virginia:
Sunday August 17th, 1-5pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
9611 Mall Road, Morgantown WV 26501
Call 304 983 6600 for more details.
Maryland:
Friday August 22nd, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders
5533 Urbana Pike, Frederick MD 21701
Call 301 624 1577 for more details.
Saturday August 23rd, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders Express, White Marsh Mall
8200 Perry Hall Blvd, Baltimore MD 21236
Call 410 931 7383 for more details.
Delaware:
Sunday August 24th, time as yet unfixed
Book signing at Waldenbooks
1365 North Du Pont Hwy, Dover DE 19901
Call 302 674 8775 for more details.
Monday August 25th, 6-9pm
Book signing at Borders
101 Geoffrey Drive, Newark DE 19713
Call 302 366 8144 for more details.
Pennsylvania:
Thursday August 28th, 6-9pm
Book signing at Borders
1075 Woodland Rd, Reading PA 19610
Call 610 373 0377 for more details.
Friday August 29th, 7pm
Book signing at Borders
940 Plaza Blvd, Lancaster PA 17601
Call 717 293 8022 for more details.
Saturday August 30th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders, Bethel Park
1775 North Highland Rd, Pittsburg PA 15241
Call 412 835 5583 for more details.
Saturday August 30th, 4-7pm
Book signing at Borders, The Mills
133 Pittsburg Mills Circle, Tarentum PA 15084
Call 724 275 5820 for more details.
Sunday August 31st, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders
5125 Jonestown Rd, Harrisburg PA 17112
Call 717 541 9727 for more details.
New Jersey:
Monday September 1st, 1-4pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Hamilton Center
4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing NJ 08330
Call 609 484 9277 for more details.
Tuesday September 2nd, 3-6pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Cherry Hill Mall
2000 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Call 856 665 6494 for more details.
Thursday September 4th, 1-5pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Monmouth Mall
Eatontown NJ 07724
Call 732 542 9038 for more details.
Saturday September 6th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders Express
1600 Paramus Park, Paramus NJ 07652
Call 201 265 7535 for more details.
New York:
Sunday September 7th, 12-2pm
Book signing at Borders Express, East Hills
4545 Transit Rd, Williamsville NY 14221
Call 716 634 0335 for more details.
Sunday September 7th, 3pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Boulevard Mall
702 Alberta Drive, Amherst (Buffalo) NY
Call 716 833 8820 for more details.
Monday September 8th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders
1000 Hylan Drive, Rochester NY 14623
Call 585 292 5900 for more details.
Tuesday September 9th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Rotterdam Square
93 West Campbell Rd, Schenectady NY 12306
Call 518 374 3566 for more details.
Wednesday September 10th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders
395 Broadway, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Call 518 583 1200 for more details.
Saturday September 13th, 3-6pm
Book signing at Borders, 32nd & 2nd
576 2nd Ave, New York City NY 10016
Call 212 685 3938 for more details.
Connecticut:
Sunday September 14th, 2-4pm
Book signing at Borders
1041 High Ridge Rd, Stamford CT 06905
Call 203 968 9700 for more details.
Tuesday September 16th, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders
1201 Boston Post Rd, Milford CT 06460
Call 203 878 3333 for more details.
Wednesday September 17th, 7pm
Book signing at Borders
470 Lewis Ave, Meridien CT 06451
Call 203 237 5510 for more details.
Thursday September 18th, 6-8pm
Book signing at Borders
59 Pavillions Drive, Manchester CT 06040
Call 860 649 1433 for more details.
Rhode Island:
Saturday September 20th, 1-3pm
Book signing at Borders
190 Hillside Rd, Cranston RI 02920
Call 401 944 9160 for more details.
Massachusetts:
Sunday September 21st, 12-4pm
Book signing at Borders Express, Silver City Galleria
2 Galleria Mall Drive, Taunton MA 02780
Call 508 823 9527 for more details.
Monday September 22nd, 5-8pm
Book signing at Borders Express
1316 Washington St, Hanover MA 02339
Call 781 826 8526 for more details.
Friday September 26th, 6-9pm
Book signing at Borders
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury MA 01545
Call 508 845 8665 for more details.
Saturday September 27th, 11am-2pm
Book signing at Waldenbooks
Route 1 South, Saugus MA 01906
Call 781 231 5940 for more details.
Vermont:
Monday September 29th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders Express, University Mall
Dorset Street, South Burlington VT 05403
Call 802 658 6053 for more details.
Tuesday September 30th, 7pm
Book signing at Borders
285 Plainfield Rd, West Lebanon NH 03784
Call 603 298 9963 for more details.
New Hampshire:
Tuesday September 30th, 7pm
Book signing at Borders
285 Plainfield Rd, West Lebanon NH 03784
Call 603 298 9963 for more details.
Wednesday October 1st, 7-9pm
Book signing at Borders
30 Ash Brook Rd, Keene NH 03431
Call 603 357 7667 for more details.
Saturday October 4th, 12-4pm
Book signing at Borders
76 Ford Eddy Rd, Concord NH 03301
Call 603 224 1255 for more details.
Maine:
Saturday October 11th, 12-3pm
Book signing at Borders
116 Bangor Mall Blvd, Bangor ME 04401
Call 207 990 3300 for more details.
Home:
Monday October 13th
Celebrate!
About the Author
J.A. Joshi was born and raised in North London, England, the youngest of five children. Her parents fascinated her with stories about Krishna and India since she was a baby. Her fascination grew as she did. She always had passion for reading and writing which was lucky as she loved to read her own writing. By the time she was fourteen, it was a foregone conclusion that she would be a writer in a family of scientists and she completed an English Literature degree as a result. She began writing Follow the Cowherd Boy during her final year at university, completing it in 2004 when she was 22 years old.
Excerpts
If you'd like to order this fine publication, press the "ADD THIS ITEM to my Shopping Basket" button at the top of this page.