Praise for The House in Bausasran
Part Memoir, part travelogue The House in Bausasran is an evocative reflection on how cross-cultural engagement has shaped a life. This richly detailed account presents the fascinating story of a young Australian's initial engagement with the hippie trail, based around the Sumarah spiritual movement in the Javanese court city of Solo where international travellers gathered in the 1970s and 80s to study meditation. The juxtaposition of this youthful experience with the account of returning to Java two decades later is framed by the beginning and end of a marriage, an enduring process of self-awareness and realisation about love, liberty and loneliness. With a sharp memory for detail Wynne Taylor has recreated a vivid sense of the outsiders' fascination with Javanese culture, and the excitement tinged with doubt that comes with being in another culture.
- Siobhan Campbell -
Through a story of self-transformation, Wynne Taylor weaves together the colourful strands of life with a backdrop of Indonesian culture and history, skilfully blending a rich sense of place with intricate detail.
Masterful storytelling!
- Ella Ruth -
As a heart can be broken into a thousand scattered pieces, Teresa Wynne Taylor has brilliantly told the story of how these fragments can be so delicately pieced together again into a mosaic of love, acceptance, courage and hope. Poignant, at times humorous, I found myself so moved as I was brought along on this tender and beautiful journey, falling in love with Lara's Indonesian family and community.
- Anna Toso -
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