"Night Train to Varanasi is an account of a dad, and my good friend Sean Doyle, who felt that he wanted to offer a rite of passage into adulthood to his daughter which would do what real rites of passage should - bring about her entry, safely and with real power, to a larger world. The place that meant the most to him in all the world was India, its spirituality, its intensity, and its unequalled ancientness, it's extraordinary aliveness in the midst of struggle and suffering. He tells such an honest and clear story of relating to a daughter, finding his way as a dad, that I learned a great deal for myself, and I think you will too - dad of a daughter or mother preparing for her to truly grow up. Anna spoke at the launch of the book this week with some simple words - 'It made me strong'"
Steve Biddulph