Howard Lee

Howard Lee grew up in Kenya before moving to the UK to study. He first met his Iranian wife in London University, where he began a lifelong fascination with Iran. Lee wrote and illustrated the children’s book Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light after a visit to Persepolis, in Iran. He was inspired by the sight of his son Daniel gazing through the same windows as the biblical Daniel may have looked through, some 2500 years ago. The novel is set in the reign of Darius the Great, and is part historical fiction, part fantasy. Lee brings the daily life, the palaces, and the mythical creatures from that era to life.

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