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A dream 30 years in the making

A dream 30 years in the making

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Ash Jurberg
Apr 12, 2022
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When I was 11 years old, I entered a competition to get a book published.
I came second.

At the age of 16, I applied for work experience as a journalist and was passed over for the teacher's son in charge of work placements.

When I was 22, I wrote a travel book and sent it to every publisher I could find.
Rejections flooded my mailbox.

Today my first book w…

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