Freelance writer and photographer Carol Miller confirms herself a dedicated historian in Travels in Syria. After years of painstaking research, Miller offers readers a front-row seat to an ancient world with recovered court records, ancient household items, and the documentation of Anna Komnene, one of the first female historians, who wrote of her Byzantine father's reign.
Behind Miller's work is a less weighty, but equally appealing travel narrative as the author and her husband-companion move among modern civilizations juxtaposed against the remains of an earlier time.
"It's a pleasure and a delight to envision Miller encountering young women with their babies and laundry in a structure that contains a deep stone stairway leading to 'an ancient drainage system, ' a remnant of Aleppo's Old City walls."-Heather Weber, ForeWord Reviews (5 of 5 stars)
About the Author: Carol Miller, "The Renaissance Woman of Mexico," was born in Los Angeles and became a journalist at age fifteen. Moving to Mexico in 1954, she became a regular contributor to Mexican Life and Mexico This Month, among other Mexican magazines and newspapers.
Since then, Miller has been a syndicated travel writer, translator, film and art critic, magazine editor, lecturer, photographer, and gastronome. She has worked for ad agencies, public relations firms, craft centers, and archaeological projects.
Beyond writing and photography, Miller has also been a sculptress for over fifty years, with some two hundred gallery and museum exhibits to her credit.
An adventurer as well as a scholar, Miller's books combine her love of art, archaeology, history, and travel. Her other titles include The Winged Prophet: From Hermes to Quetzalcoatl, Travels in the Maya World, and Travels in the Asian World.
