Travel essay “Bird Sanctuary” appears in anthology Emails from India: Women Write Home

ByHeather Conn

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My travel essay “Bird Sanctuary,” which describes World Heritage Site Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, appears in the anthology Emails from India: Women Write Home.

Published in the fall of 2013 by Seraphim Editions in Ontario, this book features the writing of 28 female contributors from across North America, along with several Europeans.

The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, B.C.’s entertainment weekly, recommended Emails from India: Women Write Home in December 2013 as one of its top 10 seasonal gifts for travellers.

Click on this emails from india link to read Bird Sanctuary.

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