Wedding couple on plane home, Istanbul, from essay "Tying the Knot, Ottoman Princess-Style"
Colourful, humanistic and sincere collection of women’s voices.
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—Turkey’s most-read author Elif Shafak describing the “Tales from the Expat Harem” anthology I cocreated and coedited, one of her recommended 5 best books on Turkey The Browser: Five Books (November 2010)
About Anastasia
A native of Berkeley, California with 14 years abroad in three countries, I'm a cultural writer/producer on a global rollercoaster:
fired in Hollywood,
abandoned on a snake-infested island off Borneo,
married in an Ottoman palace,
interviewed by Matt...
Connections
Causes Anastasia Ashman Supports
Vipassana Meditation Instruction (dhamma.org) Ashoka Organization of Social Entrepreneurs (ashoka.org)