Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage and Other Stories.

New York, NY Soho Press, Inc. , 1988. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1988); so stated. First Edition Thus (1988); so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the corner tips; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a hint of sunning to the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear. Not far from 'As New'.  NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.45 x 0.55 inches). 234 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. Trade Paperback. A collection of stories that reflect her experiences in Africa as well as her cleareyed but deep affection for that continent, especially Ethiopia. For Thomas's characters, Africa is a harsh, beautiful place stripped of sentimentality and grandiose possibilities and offering nothing more than the opportunity to struggle. I read this collection in 1988. It remains one of my absolute favorites. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa at the time. Her stories are remarkable. She really told it like it is, beautifully. If you want to know a place and culture, you will not get any closer.