Celebrate Read an e-Book Week and buy Song of India
Read an e-book…buy Song of India: Tales of Travel and Transformation!
Author Mariellen Ward
March 4 – 10, 2012 is Read an e-Book Week. I am celebrating by discounting Song of India on Smashwords by 50% — the e-book version is only $0.99 this week. To buy, visit the Breathedreamgo page on Smashwords. Or visit the Song of India page for more reviews and purchasing options.
Song of India is a collection of 10 stories I wrote about my travels in India, following the deaths of both my parents, to recover, heal and learn to live again. It was published in December 2010 to rave reviews:
Reviews of Song of India
“You capture and give depth to an unfathomable place and I would surely recommend it to any one who wants to know more of India.” Jasmine D’Costa
“Your intimate passion for these magical places has taken me by flying carpet into the heart and soul of India – to the mystical city of Benares, the lush tea-fields of Darjeeling, the glowing deserts of Rajasthan.” Sylvia Fraser
“Ward combines a journalist’s eye for detail with an unapologetic passion for India, and the result is a splendidly personal account of the country’s transformation of her philosophy of life (and death).” Niranjana Iyer
“What makes Mariellen Ward’s narration so fascinating and admirable is her ability to don the Indian frame of mind. She slows down and lets the cultural cauldron that is India churn her around till she begins to align herself with the poor Indian masses who manage to maintain unwavering faith in the face of pressing hardships.” Mini Kolluri
“She is a consummate travel writer, combining a keen sense of observation, lucid description, interviewing the right people, extracting the right information or opinion from them, providing a perspective, and writing with empathy.” Mayank Bhatt
NOTE: Photo me signing a copy of Song of India by photographer Yianni Tong.
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I would love to read the book. I visited the country one year ago and I must say that it is a very beautiful country with a very diverse culture and landscape.
Thanks Joy, I hope you will buy it
It’s great to hear you say that you found India beautiful and diverse. That’s precisely how I feel, too. Perhaps one day you will return.
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