<p><b>Finalist for the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize at the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards!</b><br/><br/><b>Finalist for the High Plains Book Awards in the Nonfiction Category</b><br/><br/>Laced with humour and revelation, Anne Wheeler’s creative non-fiction stories tell of her serendipitous journey in the seventies, when she broke with tradition and found her own way to becoming a filmmaker and raconteur.</p><p>Join this celebrated screenwriter and director as she travels south of Mombasa after calling off her wedding; attempts to gain acceptance in a male-dominated film collective; travels to India to visit friends who are devoted to a radical Master, and ultimately discovers her sense of purpose and passion close to home, sharing stories that would otherwise be lost about ordinary people living extraordinary lives.</p><p><i>Taken by the Muse: On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker</i> is a must-read for anyone open to exploring the possibilities of who they are and what they might do with their lives — and for those who love a good story told with integrity and warmth.</p>