Location: Canada
Member Since: May 21, 2010

Shireen Jeejeebhoy


Biography

I write a mix of books: novels, biography, short nonfiction. I set my novels in Toronto, my home for most of my life, a city of contradictions and ripe with conflict possibilities. My debut book, LIFELINER, is set in Ontario, but also travels down to New York and across the pond to Sweden.

My life is one big question mark, has been ever since I sustained a closed head injury (or mild traumatic brain injury or concussion, whichever moniker is fashionable) in a four-car collision. But my writing keeps me grounded, my photography takes me to other places.

When I'm not writing, reading, taking photographs, I'm hunting for good coffee and sensational chocolate.

Where to find Shireen Jeejeebhoy online

Website: http://jeejeebhoy.ca
Twitter: ShireenJ
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://pario.blogspot.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0595445446/?tag=shirjeejaut0a-20

videos

Lifeliner: In Brief
A short video version of "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story" by Shireen Jeejeebhoy. Not a book trailer and not the whole biography, but a nice, pleasing taste of Judy's amazing story set to music located at http://ccmixter.org and licensed through Creative Commons. I had fun playing with the pitch of my voice, overlaying music tracks, and trying out some video with my Nikon Coolpix S2. I hope you enjoy it!

Books

Eleven Shorts +1    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $2.99 USD. 38540 words. Published on August 20, 2011. Fiction.
Eleven short stories: Two little girls, in two different eras, yearning for their parents. A shy girl in a new country. Emerging after the death of a spouse. A short short. Mother and son argue over what is dignity, what value her life. A creepy little short. The bureaucrat and his ever-so-busy day. A party that glitters. A daughter rebels. A mother and her youngest, a conflict without end?
She    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $4.99 USD. 94900 words. Published on May 30, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
**Shortlisted for the 2012 The Word Guild Awards, Novel-Futuristic Category** -- An entity from nothing space and time violently invades a young Toronto songwriter. He consumes her. He changes her into his image. She battles back to resist him, to expel him, to regain herself. And in doing so discovers where evil really resides.
The Job Sessions: Why Do The Innocent Suffer?    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $0.99 USD. 25530 words. Published on May 22, 2011. Nonfiction.
People who suffer deeply often turn to the Book of Job in the Bible. There they look for answers to their suffering, suffering that is often seemingly for no reason. But this book of prose and poetry is a long read and sometimes hard to understand. It’s helpful to have a guide with you. This is mine for you.
A Nibble of Chocolate    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $0.99 USD. 6460 words. Published on May 9, 2011. Nonfiction.
Chocolate has always attracted me. From the time, a local shop owner gave me a small, free bite, I have been hooked. Most of my life, I've seen chocolate as a sinful indulgence, an addiction that only leads to a fat stomach. But chocolate isn't sinful. It's an amazing vegetable that does much for us and makes us feel good too. In this short ebook, I'll explore chocolate's nutritional qualities.
Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $6.99 USD. 67180 words. Published on May 21, 2010. Nonfiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Judy Taylor relished her simple happy life. She had a loving husband, three young daughters, a beautiful suburban home. But after intestinal blood clots annihilated her guts, Judy faced starving to death in a cold Toronto hospital. The year was 1970. Judy lived two more decades without eating. "Lifeliner" is about her inspirational story from death to life, from ordinary woman to medical pioneer.

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