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y separately published work icon The Boatman : An Indian Love Story single work   autobiography   travel  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Boatman : An Indian Love Story
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'The six years John Burbidge spent in India as a community development worker changed him in many ways, but one stands out from all the rest. It led him to confront a deeply personal secret - his attraction to his own sex. After taking the plunge with masseurs on a Bombay beach, he found himself on a rollercoaster ride of sexual adventuring. A complicating factor in his journey of self-discovery was the tightly knit community in which he lived and worked, with its highly regimented schedule and minimal privacy that forced him to live a double life.

'Written with passion, integrity and humour, The Boatman is packed with incident, anecdote, adventure and above all, real and memorable people. Burbidge takes hold of India as few have done before, deftly interweaving the search for selfhood with an intimate exploration of Indian life and society. His story shows us how, when we dare to immerse ourselves in a culture radically different from our own, we may discover parts of ourselves we never knew existed.' (Publication summary)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2015 .
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      • Publication date: 1 March 2015
      ISBN: 9781921924804

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Up Close : Indian Awakening 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2015; (p. 54-56)
Up Close : Indian Awakening 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2015; (p. 54-56)
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