Meet The Author Jo Seaman presenting

Prospero's Books held  "Meet the Author" event with Jo Seaman presenting her book "Roses Down The Barrel Of A Gun" on Friday, 16 June.

Jo Seaman (formerly Jo Bakowski) lived in Georgia from 2001 to 2005, when she was Director of the British Council in Georgia. These were exciting times, spanning the heady period of the Rose Revolution of 2003. Her experiences made such a lasting impression on her that she was compelled to write an autobiographical account in her book, ‘Roses Down the Barrel of a Gun, Georgia: Love and Revolution.’ The book has been well received and 'LoveReading', the UK’s leading book recommendation website, gave it the accolade of 'Indie Book We Love'.

Jo and her husband, former diplomat, Mike (whom she met in Tbilisi and subsequently married), visited Georgia again in June, a visit much delayed previously by the pandemic. Jo is now a writer/researcher and with Mike runs a small consultancy firm. They also give presentations of a personal account of Georgia's Rose Revolution (and the book), to UK universities, cultural groups and literary festivals. 

“Such a wonderful book! Full of detail and color, just like the Georgia we have come to love. Thank you for this contribution to the history of contemporary Georgia. It is a must read.” Paul Joyal, Managing Director, Public Safety and Homeland Security Practice at National Strategies, Inc.

"Thank you so much for arranging the evening and for the photos.  We had such a wonderful evening, which is another very happy memory indeed of our time in Tbilisi!"  Jo Seaman