Hello, readers! This month I am excited to share an interview with the lovely Jeannée Sacken: photojournalist, world traveler, and author.. I reviewed Jeannée’s debut novel Behind the Lens in the newsletter last year: “...a fast-paced, engaging story about a photojournalist who returns to Afghanistan a year after a devastating experience with the Taliban. Annie is a compelling character dealing with guilt over her career choice and its impact on her daughter, and PTSD from her experience as a sole survivor of a Taliban attack. Her return to Afghanistan is at the request of one of her oldest friends who has started a school for girls in a relatively safe corner of the country. Of course, not everything goes quite according to plan. The book is intense, but there are threads of hope and humanity. The author’s love for Afghanistan and the Afghan people also came through very clearly through the story, and it added a depth that I really enjoyed.”
Meet the Author: Jeannée Sacken
Meet the Author: Jeannée Sacken
Meet the Author: Jeannée Sacken
Hello, readers! This month I am excited to share an interview with the lovely Jeannée Sacken: photojournalist, world traveler, and author.. I reviewed Jeannée’s debut novel Behind the Lens in the newsletter last year: “...a fast-paced, engaging story about a photojournalist who returns to Afghanistan a year after a devastating experience with the Taliban. Annie is a compelling character dealing with guilt over her career choice and its impact on her daughter, and PTSD from her experience as a sole survivor of a Taliban attack. Her return to Afghanistan is at the request of one of her oldest friends who has started a school for girls in a relatively safe corner of the country. Of course, not everything goes quite according to plan. The book is intense, but there are threads of hope and humanity. The author’s love for Afghanistan and the Afghan people also came through very clearly through the story, and it added a depth that I really enjoyed.”