Books
Book: "Somebody's Heart is Burning"
- Item Number
- 465
- Estimated Value
- 14 USD
- Opening Bid
- 5 USD
Item Description
**One of the San Francisco Chronicle's Best Books of 2003**
“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. "Somebody's Heart is Burning" tells the story of 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.
Beloved by audiences for her solo show "Let My Enemy Live Long!" Shaffer brings her vivid storytelling and unforgettable characters to the page in this exuberant, poignant, sometimes hilarious account of her time in Africa.
At the heart of her tale are the profound, complex, often challenging relationships she forms with those she meets along the way.
"Perhaps the best of recent adventure books penned by women" - Vogue
“[Shaffer] writes essays with knife-sharp perception, …She captures the details that tell the larger story about Ghana and Africa, a place of stunning beauty, shocking poverty and loving people so often ravaged by violence and disease.” - USA Today
Donated By:
Tanya Shaffer
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