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The House Is Full of Yogis
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents. Neville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration, and advancement.
The first children of their working-class parents to go to university and have professional careers, they lived in a semi-detached house in Richmond, sent their sons Tom and Will to private school, and went on holiday to Greece once a year. Neville was an award-winning science writer and Liz was a high-earning tabloid hack.
Then a disastrous boat holiday, followed by a life-threatening bout of food poisoning from a contaminated turkey, led to the search for a new way of life. Nev joined the Brahma Kumaris, who believe evolution is a myth, time is circular, and a forthcoming Armageddon will make way for a new Golden Age. Out went drunken dinner parties and Victorian décor schemes; in came large women in saris meditating in the living room and lurid paintings of smiling deities on the walls. Liz took the arrival of the Brahma Kumaris as a chance to wage all-out war on convention, from announcing her newfound celibacy on prime time television to writing books that questioned the value of getting married and raising children. By an unfortunate coincidence, this dramatic and highly public transformation of the self coincided with the onset of Will's adolescence. This is his story.
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”Thoughtful, heartfelt and so well drawn … [It] deserves to become as well loved as My Family and Other Animals" (Travis Elborough, author of London Bridge in America)
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- Gartshore
- 27-08-22
Delightful
This is a most amusing and entertaining book. A beautiful, chatty, informative, humorous, yet poignant memoir. Highly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-19
A superb memoir for anyone who grew up in the 80’s
This story had me laughing out loud! I was right there at the awkward times, for the challenges and the emotions. It was almost too close to home but brought back some great memories.
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