Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Ladies of the Borobudur by Barbara Haines Howett, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 paperback in the Southeast Asian category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $ 19.95. The webpage at http://www.outskirtspress.com/ladiesoftheborobudur was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
For the wives of American oil industry workers living in the insulated opulence of Jakarta's Hotel Borobudur in 1976, the problems are many; and for the Indonesians who get to know them, the puzzlements are life-altering. In the hot house of culture shock, fears and conflicts can change lives in unexpected ways. Just as the shadow plays of Indonesia reveal new facets of old stories in each performance, so too the characters in this rich collection of interrelated stories discover new strengths and old weaknesses.
Praise for Ladies of the Borobudur
"Barbara Haines Howett writes with the passion and grace of one who has traveled deep into other realms of perception and brought back a precious gift -- her cycle of stories, Ladies of the Borobudur. It is a realm fraught with mystery and wonder. I was amazed and enthralled by the range of emotion."
-- Don Williams, Editor and publisher of New Millennium Writings
"A dazzling mosaic of interwoven stories that reflects a now-vanished world. The reader will remember these haunting women and their tales long after the lights go on and the shadows return to the dark."
-- Ruth Knafo Setton, author of The Road to Fez
"Howett explores and evokes astonishingly different points of view, and her post-colonial sense of irony is bracing."
-- DeWitt Henry, author of The Marriage of Anna Maye Potts
Deftly constructed at 256 pages, Ladies of the Borobudur is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Southeast Asian category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Ladies of the Borobudur meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $ 19.95.
Additionally, Ladies of the Borobudur can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at http://www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432706333 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $ 19.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit http://www.outskirtspress.com/ladiesoftheborobudur
About the Author
Barbara Haines Howett has published in Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul, Poet's & Writers and numerous literary magazines. A play has been produced three times and won awards. She has a master's degree in Creative Writing and has studied with such writers as Barbara Kingsolver and Bharati Mukerjee. She taught creative writing for a decade at the community college level and now is writing coach, presenter and facilitator of writing workshops regionally and nationally. Howett is the recipient of numerous writing fellowships and grants.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at http://www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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