New Release Memoir from Female Journalist in Afghanistan

SAN FRANCISCO - April 7, 2016 - PRLog -- J. Papps Management

10866 W. Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232

(424) 672-3231 (tel:%28424%29%20672-3231)

Contact: J. Papps - publicity@jpappsmanagement.com

New Memoir about Female Journalist in Afghanistan

Melissa Burch's memoir about her experiences in Afghanistan will also be released in early March for Women's History Month

Her story is an in-depth personal exploration of living embedded with the mujahideen over two years during the Soviet Invasion when she was an independent filmmaker for CBS and the BBC...

Culver City, CA - February 15, 2016 - Escaping an alcoholic mother (who had been Sylvia Plath's college roommate), Melissa Burch traveled to Afghanistan to film the war in 1982 and 1983 when she was just 21. In writing her memoir, My Journey Through War and Peace, she discovered how similar her experiences were with what is happening now with the Taliban and ISIS.

"News about Afghanistan can be confusing for the general public," Burch said. "I want to share my truth of what it was like to be an American woman in a war-torn country in the Middle East and the possibilities of understanding between these very different cultures."

About the Author

Melissa Burch is the author of My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker. As well as a writer, she is a filmmaker, producer and war journalist. Her team was one of the first documentary crews in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. A story about her in Afghanistan was featured in The New York Times. Her website is www.melissa-burch.com. You can also find her on Twitter @melissaburch.

If you need background, commentary, trends or story ideas about a woman journalist in Afghanistan, please contact J. Papps at publicity@jpappsmanagement.com, (617) 909-1778 (tel:%28617%29%20909-1778) or (617) 909-1783 (tel:%28617%29%20909-1783).

To arrange an interview with the author, or to request a review copy, contact J.Papps,publicity@jpappsmanagement.com, (617) 909-1783 (tel:%28617%29%20909-1783) or (617) 909-1778 (tel:%28617%29%20909-1778).