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431  <p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 80%;">Sampling of photos taken in some of my favorite places visited:</span></span><span style="font-size: 80%;">&nbsp;</span></p>
432  <p><a href="/travel/bhutan/">Bhutan</a></p>
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530  <div class="journal-entry-float-day"><span class="name">Thursday</span></div><div class="journal-entry-float-date"><span class="month">Mar</span><span class="date">13</span><span class="year">2014</span></div>
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557          <p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 500px;" src="/storage/Ghost%20Cave%20Stage5.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1394751729621" alt="" /></span></span><em>Ghost Cave: a novel of Sarawak,</em> winner of the inaugural Saphira Prize, 2012. Launch Date: March 28th, 2014, in Hong Kong, by the Women in Publishing Society.&nbsp;</p>
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559<p>In praise of <em>Ghost Cave</em>:</p>
560<p>&ldquo;The calm demeanour of the modern East Asian citizen belies the region&rsquo;s tumultuous history. In Ghost Cave, a modern woman investigates her family history to uncover a heart-rending tale of immigrants on the trail of gold in Borneo in the mid-1800s. Fans of historical drama will find this tale well-researched and satisfying.&rdquo;</p>
561<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>&nbsp;Nury Vittachi, author of <em>The Curious Diary of Mr Jam </em>and <em>The Feng Shui Detective</em> series</p>
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563<p>&ldquo;In the tradition of the folklorist, Elsie Sze presents a multigenerational tale of Sarawak past and present. Rich in historical detail, Ghost Cave unearths long-forgotten secrets and promises, to reveal the timelessness of human bonds.&rdquo;</p>
564<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ania Szado, author of <em>Studio Saint-Ex</em> and <em>Beginning of Was</em></p>
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566<p>&ldquo;Ghost Cave: a novel of Sarawak contains surprises at every turn. A long-ago tragedy, a buried treasure and a harrowing guerrilla war are just part of what makes this exceptional tale a highly recommended read. More importantly, it explores the heart and heartbreak of a family bound to each other across a turbulent time.&rdquo;</p>
567<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shannon Young, editor of <em>How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? </em></p>
568<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and author of <em>The Art of Escalator Jumping</em></p>
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570<p>&ldquo;Elsie Sze writes an engaging story of Sarawak that is both wonderfully detailed and informative. Each chapter of this compelling novel takes us deeper into the history of Borneo and into the lives of the characters.&rdquo;</p>
571<p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>&nbsp;Leanne Liberman, author of <em>Gravity, The Book of Trees </em>and <em>Lauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust</em></p>
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635icks&nbsp;towards the handover, Tak Sing's daughter, Serena, recalls her family's stories of love and loss, courage and survival.&nbsp;This is a tale of a homecoming, extolling the triumph of the spirit over the inevitabilities of the human predicament.&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
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638<p>"I think that what makes this moving novel so extraordinary is the author's profound understanding of how events shape and direct our lives, and how we are all a part of an ongoing process. Elsie Sze grasps what History is made of: Stories. And she tells her stories beautifully."</p>
639<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- Isabel Huggan</p>
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641<p>"With grace and sensitivity, Elsie Sze shapes the poignant story of one family's struggles and convictions am
641idst the maelstrom of Chinese political history. Hui Gui is a moving and memorable portrait of dignity, sacrifice and enduring love."</p>
642<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -- Ania Szado, author of <em>Beginning of Was</em></p>
643<p><em>&nbsp;</em></p>
644<p>Read the review of <em>Hui Gui</em> in Cairns Media Magazine:</p>
645<p><a href="http://www.cairnsmedia.com/Archives%20-%20bookreview_Hui%20Gui%20A%20Chinese%20Story_01292007.htm">http://www.cairnsmedia.com/Archives%20-%20bookreview_Hui%20Gui%20A%20Chinese%20Story_01292007.htm</a></p>
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647<p><em>Hui Gui</em> is available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.ca">www.amazon.ca</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com">www.barnesandnoble.com</a>,&nbsp;and at&nbsp;select Chapters/Indigo bookstores in Canada.&nbsp;It is in&nbsp;various public libraries and academic libraries in&nbsp;Canada and the United States.&nbsp;</p>
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649<p><strong>Read&nbsp;Elsie's blog entry "My Road to Self-Publishing."</strong></p>
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712<p><em>Sea Fever </em>is a mystery thriller surrounding clandestine activities on Voz Island in the desiccating Aral Sea of Kazakhstan, when Ayan Kazbekov was growing up in a fishing village by the Aral in S
712oviet time. When two locals are murdered while taking a couple of strangers to the now-abandoned Voz Island in the post-Soviet era, Ayan and his friend Grace, the wife of an American expatriate, are incited to decipher a coded note secretly passed to Ayan before the fall of the Soviet Union by Victor, his Russian scientist friend...</p>
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777<p>&nbsp;Here's what some literary authorities say of <em>The Heart of the Buddha:</em></p>
778<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>&nbsp;</em></p>
779<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&ldquo;Elsie Sze&rsquo;s <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Heart of the Buddha </em>is a passionate story of two sisters&rsquo; adventures in Bhutan. Part travelogue, part love story, Sze&rsquo;s elegant prose tells a suspenseful story. I couldn&rsquo;t put this book down.&rdquo;</p>
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785<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>"</em>In a captivating novel that sets the joys of the sisterly bond against the allure of impossible love, Elsie Sze spins a fluid story of determination, devotion and ethical dilemma. As Sze's characters grapple with disparities in cultures and spiritual beliefs, heart-rending questions are laid bare &ndash; questions of love's meaning and its ultimate costs.&rdquo;</p>
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790<p>&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em>&ldquo;A triple-treat, <em>The Heart of the Budd</em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ha</em> satisfies as a puzzling mystery, a heart-wrenching love story and a vivid travel guide to an exotic land.&rdquo;</p>
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817<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong>"...I was pleasantly surprised to get drawn into the story after just a few pages, and I ultimately found it hard to put down...."--&nbsp;Barbara Brody, <a href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/The-Woman-s-Day-Reading-List.html"><em>http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/The-Woman-s-Day-Reading-List.html</em></a></p>
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820<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>The Heart of the Buddha</em> is currently available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com,</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.ca">www.amazon.ca</a>. <a href="http://www.chaptersindigo.ca">www.chaptersindigo.ca</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com">www.barnesandnoble.com</a>, and in Chapters/Indigo bookstores in Canada.</p>
821<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It is also available at some public libraries in Canada and the United States.</p>
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884<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">The Heart of the Buddha, first published in the United States in 2009 by Greenleaf Book Group, has been republished by TBI Publishers of India in 2012, for distribution in the Indian subcontinent. The novel, set in Bhutan, is finally going 'home', being made more readily available to the people of Bhutan and its neighbouring countries.</span></p>
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