Celebrity Experiences

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Acclaimed journalist, writer and writing teacher, Alison Singh Gee will 
guide you through the process of writing your fiction or non-fiction 
book for two hours of private one-on-one coaching, from inception of 
the concept or whatever you would like to focus on in this session with 
her. The session can be in person or via telephone, if you live out of 
town. Alison coaches writers through the basics of story line, 
structure, character development and pacing and will give you her 
advice about your work.

Alison Singh Gee is an award-winning international journalist whose
work has been translated into eight languages and has appeared in
People, Vanity Fair, In Style, Marie Claire, International Herald
Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. For eight
years, she was a staff features writer/correspondent for People
magazine. She won the 1997 Amnesty International Award for Feature
Writing for her Asiaweek cover story about child prostitution in
Southeast Asia. Alison lives in Los Angeles with her husband and
daughter. She teaches writing at U.C.L.A.
 
Alison is the author of "Where the Peacocks Sing," published by St.
Martin's Press in March.
 
About "Where the Peacocks Sing"
 
How far would you travel for love? In her sparkling memoir, journalist
Alison Singh Gee learns that love, riches, and a place to call home can
be found in the most unexpected places.
 
Alison Singh Gee was a glamorous magazine writer with a serious Jimmy
Choo habit, a weakness for five-star Balinese resorts, and a reputation
for dating highborn British men. Then she met Ajay, a charming and
unassuming Indian journalist, and her world turned upside down.
Traveling from her shiny, rapid-fire life in Hong Kong to Ajay’s native
village, Alison learns that not all is as it seems. Turns out that Ajay
is a landed prince (of sorts), but his family palace is falling to
pieces. Replete with plumbing issues, strange noises, and intimidating
relatives, her new love’s ramshackle palace, Mokimpur, is a broken-down
relic in desperate need of a makeover. And Alison wonders if she can
soldier on for the sake of the man who just might be her soul mate.
 
This modern-day fairytale, Where the Peacocks Sing, takes readers on a
cross-cultural journey from the manicured gardens of Beverly Hills, to
the bustling streets of Hong Kong and finally to the rural Indian
countryside as Alison comes to terms with her complicated new family,
leaves the modern world behind, and learns the true meaning of home.
 
 

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