{"title":"Gregory David Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eGregory David Roberts crafts immersive narratives that blur the lines between adventure and introspection. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eShantaram\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers into richly depicted worlds where complex characters grapple with challenges both external and internal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of redemption, philosophy, and personal transformation, Roberts's writing bridges \u003cstrong\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003espirituality\u003c\/strong\u003e. His stories resonate with those seeking profound journeys through both place and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-spiritual-path-by-gregory-david-roberts-9780349144672","title":"The Spiritual Path","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eShantaram\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a gripping personal journey of wonder and insight into science, belief, faith, and devotion. Drawing on sacred traditions, rigorous logic, and the six-year instruction of his spiritual teacher, Roberts describes the step-by-step process he followed in search of spiritual connection—a process that anyone, of any belief or none, can benefit from in their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis gripping personal account of the 'Leap Of Faith' is a compellingly fresh addition to such enduring, spiritually inspiring works as \u003ci\u003eZen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road Less Travelled\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Celestine Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Roberts writes, \"\u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Path\u003c\/i\u003e is a book on spiritual matters that my younger self wanted desperately: one that offers more answers than questions, and helps to reset the spiritual compass.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833737302252,"sku":"9780349144672","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7900243482312.jpg?v=1758478373"},{"product_id":"shantaram-by-gregory-david-roberts-9781742611075","title":"Shantaram","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShantaram\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building-society branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. In July 1980, he escaped from Victoria's maximum-security prison in broad daylight, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for what turned out to be the next ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor most of this period, he lived in Bombay. He set up a free health clinic in the slums, acted in Bollywood movies, and worked for the Bombay mafia as a forger, counterfeiter, and smuggler. As a gun-runner, he resupplied a unit of mujaheddin guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan. This is the setting of \u003cem\u003eShantaram\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApart from having this highly unusual personal background, Greg Roberts is a very gifted writer. His book is a blend of vivid dialogue, unforgettable characters, amazing adventures, and superb evocations of Indian life. 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In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building society-branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. In July 1980, he escaped from Victoria's maximum-security prison in broad daylight, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for what turned out to be the next ten years. For most of this period, he lived in Bombay. He set up a free health clinic in the slums, acted in Bollywood movies, worked for the Bombay mafia as a forger, counterfeiter, and smuggler and, as a gunrunner, resupplied a unit of mujaheddin guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan. This is the setting of \u003cem\u003eShantaram\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApart from having this highly unusual personal background, Greg Roberts is a very gifted writer. His book is a blend of vivid dialogue, unforgettable characters, amazing adventures, and superb evocations of Indian life. It can be read as a vast, extended thriller, as well as a superbly written meditation on the nature of good and evil. It is a compelling tale of a hunted man who had lost everything—his home, his family, and his soul—and came to find his humanity while living at the wildest edge of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244035813612,"sku":"9781761264955","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761264955-shantaram-1.jpg?v=1787992271"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/gregory-david-roberts.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}