Book summary

Foreign correspondent for the Washington Post Neely Tucker and his African-American wife, living in Zimbabwe, save the life of an abandoned baby girl and then formally adopt her--but only after a determined struggle with bureaucracy, racism, anti-Americanism, police harassment, and political upheaval.

Media reviews

"The resilient wit of Tucker's writing allows him, and the reader, to negotiate even the direst moments without despondency."

  "I found this book browsing and the title, cover and information I could read on the dust jacket intrigued me. This has to be one of my favorite stories I have ever read- a true story of a family from Detroit working in Africa. She volunteers at an orphanage and falls in love with one of the kids. It tells of the many problems she encounters trying to adopt as well as the conditions of the orphanage and the massive amount of deaths. Truly, a very touching story. "

Add your review of this book >