Book Description
Release Date: December 3, 2002
“Here is a man who suffers so his readers can laugh.” — Daily Telegraph

Bill Bryson travels to Kenya in support of CARE International. All royalties and profits go to CARE International.

Bryson visits Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to eradicating poverty. Kenya is a land of contrasts, with famous game reserves and a vibrant culture. It also provides plenty to worry a traveller like Bill Bryson, fixated as he is on the dangers posed by snakes, insects and large predators. It is also a country with many serious problems: refugees, AIDS, drought, and grinding poverty. The resultant diary, though short in length, contains the trademark Bryson stamp of wry observation and curious insight.

On its way to my secret recipient :-) Hope you like it!

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Thank you, Secret Angel, for passing this wishlist book on to me! I was thrilled to receive it and look forward to reading it soon :)

A fun little book full of Bryson's humour and there's a good portion of insight into life in Africa, too (plus a bit about how care organisations function). I really enjoyed it and now this book is looking for a new home. Where will it wander next...

You requested this book quite a while ago. I'm sorry you had to wait so long for it, but here it is at last! I hope you enjoy it; I found it a fun little read :)

The book was waiting for me when I got back from holidays, thank you! Surprisingly thin for a Bryson book so I'll probably end up reading it in an hour or so :) Many thanks for the lovely BC-stickers, too!

Well, okay, this is not really my idea of an "African diary". More like a 49-page introduction/advertisement leaflet for CARE International & a few short stories about its work in Kenya, written by Bryson who spent 8 days there. Interesting all the same, but the book title sure is misleading!

On its way to someone who had it on her wishlist...

What a lovely surprise, thank you very much! :) :) :)

I agree with Sakirmo that this was mostly an introduction to CARE's work in Africa. Took the book with me as holiday read and finished it already on day 2. I think I will leave the book somewhere here in Denmark for the next reader to read it :)

To the finder: read and enjoy and let the next one read it after you :)