Joan BismillahJoan Bismillah was born in South Africa, and after more than fifty years in Canada, she is often asked, "Where are you from? I can't place your accent." Blithely, she replies that it's Transatlantic. A perpetual student, her education is widely varie, and she has lived on three continents. Though recent health issues have curtailed her golf and tennis activities, she is still an ardent devotee of music, opera, and the theatre. She indulges her passion for Bridge and enjoys the camaraderie of intelligent women at a women's club, Verity. Living proof that age need not be a barrier to productivity, she wrote A CHAMELEON FROM THE LAND OF THE QUAGGA because she wanted the challenge and because she hopes to inspire women, young and old, to be proud of who they are and never hold back. Read More Read Less