Leslie Ann Bosher - About the Author

Leslie Ann Bosher - About the Author

Leslie Ann Bosher

Leslie Ann was born in the United States, raised in North Carolina andeducated at the University of Arizona with an emphasis on Eastern EuropeanandAsian history. An opportunity for postgraduate studies within theformer Soviet Union provided an insightful and extensive look into acountry few,at that time, had experienced in depth.She traveled throughout Europe for several years before enjoying residencesin New Orleans, Chicago, and San Francisco. Once again uprooted by a desireto venture forth, she embarked on a lengthy sabbatical traveling fromLondon to Nepal in a retiredWelsh school bus. This experience onlyconfirmed to her that the key to personal growth and survival lay in theexploration of the unknown.

Working as a tutor for the Saudi Royal Family in Riyadh provided anotherprofound life changing experience, one full of fond memories, deepfriendships and intriguing stories. Moving from one desert to another, PalmSprings, California became home for several years providing a base fromwhich to travel into deepest Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and Australasia. Eventually moving to England with Bill, her British husband and fellowtraveler, Leslie Ann took up residence in London and proudly accepted dualnationality. She has worked as an editor for a private London publicationand is now a contributing writer for several magazines. She knows how topitch humorous quips and accurate observations about her environs andinfuses her stories with anecdotesdistilled over the years. n a serendipitous move in 2002 Leslie Ann left the paving stones of Londonfor the green pastures of the English countryside, an area no less strangethan many of the countries she had visited. This account of her latestescapade, To the MANOR drawn, is a humorous guide to understanding thecomplexities and oddities of two countries both cherished and considered.