Jill Worrall's 'Two Wings of a Nightingale'. Photo / Supplied by www.exisle.co.nz, RRP $36.99.
Jill Worrall's 'Two Wings of a Nightingale'. Photo / Supplied by www.exisle.co.nz, RRP $36.99.
Two Wings of a Nightingale: Persian Soul, Islamic Heart by Jill Worrall
Exisle Publishing, $36.99
Jill Worrall's personal story is as inspiring as the picture she paints of Iran. After 20 years as a journalist in Timaru she decided to try her hand at freelance travel writing.
It's a change of life that has proved marvellously successful, opening the door to a life of independenttravel, leading small groups to interesting places, lots of great travel stories... and books like this.
It's a delightful and insightful account of the people and places in a fascinating part of the world.
What makes it particularly effective is the balance offered between Worrall's perceptive observations as an outsider - albeit one who has visited often - with the inside knowledge on local history religion, culture and architecture added by her friend and leading tour guide Reza Mirkhalaf.