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Travel Essays & Travelogues

Smouldering Incense, Hammered Brass

A Syrian Interlude

by (author) Heather Burles

Publisher
Turnstone Press
Initial publish date
Sep 1999
Category
Essays & Travelogues
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888012371
    Publish Date
    Sep 1999
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

Heather Burles describes her ­experiences ­travelling in the countryside, ­renting a small house in Damascus, learning to speak Arabic, meeting ­people, and avoiding trouble. As a woman travelling alone, she has access to women's lives and is often invited into their homes. Smouldering Incense, Hammered Brass is written with clarity and grace.

About the author

Heather Burles grew up on a cattle ranch in the Porcupine Hills near Cowley, Alberta. She has degrees in linguistics and in computing science and is fluent in English and German. She still travels and, since returning from Syria, has spent time in China and India. She is now in Vancouver, working as a software engineer.

 

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