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SUMMARY:Heart of Japan Book Launch with author Lesley Hebert
DESCRIPTION:“The Heart of Japan” Book Launch\nJoin us for a special edition of Tellers of Short Tales with Canadian author Lesley Hebert, author of The Heart of Japan. In this original and distinctive travel memoir she shares her experiences as a new grandmother, eager to understand the country where her daughter-in-law grew up.\nAuthor Bio\nOriginally from the UK, Lesley Hebert is a retired teacher of English as a second language who lives New Westminster with a sociable husband and anti-social cat. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in print and online platforms including Beyond Words, Canadian Stories, travelthruhistory.com ( https://url.ca.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/tgEdCwVLz1CG4D14sAUQSJfpvb?domain=travelthruhistory.com ), The First Line, Pocket Lint, Parabola, Immigration Diaries, Forage, The Mocking Owl and several anthologies, including A Poetry of Place: Journeys Across New Westminster, Red Eyes and Tired Lungs: A BC Wildfire Anthology and The Age Collective GOLD Poetry Project. A member of the Federation of BC Writers and the Royal City Literary Arts Society, she won first place (non-fiction) in the RCLAS Write On 2023 competition. Her first publication, in 2017, was Telling Our Stories: New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club Celebrates its 100th birthday. The Heart of Japan, was published in January, 2026. Both of these books are available in the New Westminster Public Library. She is currently working on a historical romance set in 11th Century Japan.\n
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