Author
Colleen Ansley immigrated to Canada from India. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay, a Business Administration certificate from Ryerson
University and a Certified Human Resources Professional designation from the University of Toronto.
She enjoys painting and gardening, and regales friends with her creative and ethnic cuisine. She travels extensively and continues to explore other cultures. She lives in Toronto with her husband and children. This is her first novel.
Book
This riveting novel tells the story of Isabelle, a beautiful child, who grows up in the tempestuous city of Bombay. The book speaks vividly of multicultural Bombay and draws a picture reminiscent of the unspoiled village of Gorai where her grandparents lived.
Isabelle falls in love, gets married, and migrates to Canada, hoping to be part of a more egalitarian society, less driven by inequalities. But life in the new country is an uphill struggle. She encounters hostility and discrimination in
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“I truly enjoyed ‘Isabelle of Bombay’ and look forward to the sequel. I think the book should be required reading for Middle School on up. If teenagers could read books like these, there would be better understanding of people and less bigotry.”
- Carolyn Kelly, Providence, Rhode Island
“Disfrute muchísimo cada momento al leer Isabelle, de a poquito me fui involucrando, con cada capítulo crecía mi curiosidad por saber