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Somebody's Heart Is Burning
A Woman Wanderer in Africa
by Tanya Shaffer
ISBN: 1400032598
ISBN-13: 9781400032594
Format: Paperback
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Summary
For one year, an American performance artist toured Africa, where she helped build a local school, made friends with villagers, contracted malaria, and wondered whether or not she should return home to the boyfriend who wanted to marry her. SOMEBODY'S HEART IS BURNING is her vivid memoir of that time.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2003
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.68 pounds
Pages: 324
Publisher's Notes
“It's my life, and if I want to run from it I can,” quips Tanya Shaffer. An incorrigible wanderer, Shaffer has a habit of fleeing domesticity for the joys and rigors of the open road. This time her destination is Ghana, and what results is a transformative year spent roaming the African continent. Eager to transcend the limitations of tourism, Shaffer works as a volunteer, building schools and hospitals in remote villages. At the heart of her tale are the profound, complex, often challenging relationships she forms with those she meets along the way.
Whether recounting a perilous boat trip to Timbuktu, a night of impassioned political debate in Ghana, or a fumbled romance in Burkina Faso, Shaffer portrays the collision of African and North American cultures with self-deprecating humor and clear-eyed compassion. Filled with warmth, candor, and an exuberant sense of adventure, Somebody’s Heart is Burning raises provocative questions about privilege, wealth, and the true meaning of friendship.
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New York, NY, U.S.A: Knopf Publishing Group, 2003. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover & all pages clean, firmly attached. Categories: AFRICA WEST DESCRIPTION TRAVEL WOMEN TRAVELERS BIOGRAPHY SHAFFER, TANYA. 324 pp. ( more information) Offered by Ageless Pages (United States)
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New York: Vintage Books, 2003. This book has an orange and yellow soft cover with green spine lettering and a color cover photo illustration. Very clean, unmarked, tight copy; soft creases at spine, else Fine. Shaffer writes of her travels in Ghana working as a volunteer in remote villages. 324 pages; approx. 5"x8".. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. ( more information) Offered by Connie Popek, Bookseller (United States)
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