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Leissa Shahrak experienced the Iranian Revolution firsthand when she taught English in Iran. Her writing credits include stories published in Del Sol Review, the Bellevue Literary Review, and a British anthology, The Final Chapter: Writings on the End of Life.

A life-long traveler and enthusiast of international literature, she now resides in Asheville, North Carolina, with a chess aficionado, a spoiled Shih-Tzu named Ming, and the occasional black bear.

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I've been very busy introducing my novel, Half the World, to friends, local publications, and later this week, to bookstores. It's exciting, sometimes a little exhausting too, but the good kind of exhaustion. Last week I hosted my second pre-launch book party, this one primarily for members of the Happy Bookers book club. (Don't you love that name?) I also read and reviewed another book soon to be Read more of this blog post »

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The ancient Mediterranean by Michael Grant (2002-05-03)

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