Nomad Girl is a memoir, it is about the 60s, the decade that wanted to change the world, and it did. It is about 'The Finjan', a folk/blues music club I ran with my partner in Montreal - the coffee house/music club culture being at the heart of the 'changing times'.
Diana Dors is a legend and this book has been written in collaboration with her son Jason-Dors Lake.
Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter Tibet when its borders were briefly opened in 1986. Visiting at a time when tourists were few and far between allowed her to encounter people for whom traditional life had been unchanged for generations. Their humour, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life had carried them through years of o
As a single mom in the 1960s, Niema Ash had to balance her overwhelming desire to travel with the responsibilities of motherhood. Finding the confidence to believe in herself and her instincts, Niema managed to raise her daughter while mixing with some of the most talented poets and musicians of our time, including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, Seamus Heaney, and Joni Mitchell. Along the way, she developed a unique bond with her daughter that many mothers could only dream about. This is a humorous memoir filled with celebrations of travel, motherhood, and life itself.