<span style="font-family:Arial">On the day her first book came out-a new translation of<em>Dark Night of the Soul </em>by Saint John of the Cross-Mirabai Starr's daughter, Jenny, was killed in a car accident. &quot;My spiritual life began the day my daughter died,&quot; writes Mirabai. Even with decades of spiritual practice and a deep immersion in the greatest mystical texts, she found herself utterly unprepared for &quot;my most powerful catalyst for transformation, my fiercest and most compassionate teacher.&quot;<br><br>With <em>Caravan of No Despair</em>, Mirabai shares an irreverent, uplifting, and intimate memoir of her extraordinary life journey. Through the many twists and turns of her life-including a tangled relationship with a charlatan-guru, her unexpected connection with the great Christian mystics, and the loss of her daughter-Mirabai finds the courage to remain open and defenseless before the mystery of the divine. &quot;Tragedy and trauma are not guarantees for a transformational spiritual experience,&quot; writes Mirabai Starr, &quot;but they are opportunities. They are invitations to sit in the fire and allow it to transfigure us.&quot;</span>