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Emma Slade was a highly successful, high-flying analyst for one of the big banks when an incident with a gunman in a hotel in Jakarta changed everything. It brought mayhem to her personal life just as mayhem was happening in the financial world. It triggered a journey from banker to Buddhist via yoga and a whole different way of life.

Davina McCall called her 'an amazing woman with an inspiring story'. What will members of the Good Faith Book Club have made of it? We are replacing our normal meeting due this Saturday by individual reviews from club members. These have already started to hit my in-tray and I will publish them next week. I will also be able to announce our choice for the next read.

To see what we made of our previous reads, click here.

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