Jamie Zeppa
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Jamie Zeppa is the author of Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan,[1] which won the Banff Mountain Book Festival Award for Adventure Travel Writing, and a novel, Every Time We Say Goodbye.[2][3]
Childhood and education
Zeppa's parents divorced when she was young and she was raised by her grandparents in Sault Ste. Marie.[4]
Career
At age 23, Zeppa took a job teaching English in Bhutan. She lived in Bhutan for nine years, converted from Catholicism to Buddhism, and married a former student, actor Tshewang Dendup, with whom she had a son.[4][verification needed]
She now teaches literature at Seneca College in Toronto.[5]
Books
| Year | Title | Publisher | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan | The Berkley Publishing Group, | Banff Mountain Book Festival Award for Adventure Travel Writing |
| 2011 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Knopf Canada | A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2011 selection |
References
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