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LesleyDowner

  1. @davidpilling That looks to me Chinese style not Tibetan style. Lucky you to be in Ulan Bator! about 10 hours ago via Echofon in reply to davidpilling
  2. Cuban Dance at Sadler's Wells - what energy, what synch, what grace. If only I could do the splits my life would have been quite different. about 20 hours ago via web
  3. Most excited! New book arrived, fresh off the presses - very beautiful! #Acrossabridgeofdreams. In the shops June 7th. twitter.com/LesleyDowner/s… 1:15 AM May 29th via web
  4. Doubt if God has time.RT @meandmybigmouth: Rowan Williams would like God to pick the next Archbishop. I suspect he'll be in for a long wait. 2:11 AM May 25th via Echofon
  5. Waiting to receive first copy of Bridge of Dreams right now! RT @JaeniverTopleaf: @LesleyDowner it looks beautiful, can't wait to read it. 7:22 AM May 24th via Echofon
  6. Yes! Eat veg not chicken! RT @DeborahSwain: Join the revolt to stop KFC trashing rainforests for packaging! #kfcnogood bit.ly/LtxQWY 7:18 AM May 24th via Echofon
  7. Gripping RT @pjmooney: Andrew Jacobs - Technology Reaches Remote Tibetan Corners, Fanning Unrest - NYTimes.com nytimes.com/2012/05/24/wor… 7:16 AM May 24th via Echofon
  8. In #Japan a tattoo may be more than decoration ... RT @japantimes: Tattoo flap escalates as dissenters face penalty - ow.ly/b7zrU 7:03 AM May 24th via Echofon
  9. Indeed! RT @bdeskin: Latest Mad Men made it harder than usual to clear my head during chanting. Otherwise a very good yoga class. 1:48 AM May 24th via Echofon
  10. My lovely stepgranddaughter and future prima ballerina ...! RT @tayaberler: CANADA TOMORROW! 1:43 AM May 24th via Echofon
  11. Hmmm RT @NickKristof: Spotted Bo Guagua, son of ousted politburo member Bo Xilai, with a stretch limo at Harvard. Did he sell the Porsche? 1:41 AM May 24th via Echofon
  12. Not to be missed! RT @GV_Art: Garry Kennard & Prof Miller at CSM's MA Art & Science, a must see, ends Friday twitter.com/GV_Art/status/… 1:15 PM May 23rd via Echofon
  13. Most excited. New book ready, shall see finished product soon. Across a Bridge of Dreams to reach shops on June 7th! twitter.com/LesleyDowner/s… 8:13 AM May 23rd via web
  14. Thank you! RT @BillyXesparta: Mundo, me he terminado uno de los mejores libros que he leido y cómo no, tenía que ser de @LesleyDowner ^^ 11:12 AM May 21st via Echofon
  • Name Lesley Downer
  • Location UK
  • Web http://www.lesley...
  • Bio Writer and Japan buff. My latest book, The Courtesan and the Samurai, is out now. New book Across A Bridge of Dreams due out in June!
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