Isabelle Gecils

Isabelle Gecils grew up in Shangrila, a remote farm in a lush jungle in Brazil. Leaving Shangrila is the story of Isabelle’ s journey from a life others choose for her to one she created for herself. To support the writing of this memoir, Isabelle completed the Stanford Creative Nonfiction Writing certificate program. She lives in Belmont, California, with her two sons.