Helena Drysdale was leaving for Madagascar when family papers revealed that her ancestors traded there during the 19th century. There were hints of piracy and slave trading. Madagascar was not their only haunt. There was also Zanzibar with its plump sultans and the Comoro Islands. Helena and her photographer husband, Richard Pomery, set off to follow in their wake and find any lingering family connections. Their four-month journey takes them from old colonial Mombasa to the labyrinthine alleys of Zanzibar, from Moslem ...
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Helena Drysdale was leaving for Madagascar when family papers revealed that her ancestors traded there during the 19th century. There were hints of piracy and slave trading. Madagascar was not their only haunt. There was also Zanzibar with its plump sultans and the Comoro Islands. Helena and her photographer husband, Richard Pomery, set off to follow in their wake and find any lingering family connections. Their four-month journey takes them from old colonial Mombasa to the labyrinthine alleys of Zanzibar, from Moslem ceremonies of "second marriage" in the Comoro Islands to ancestor-worship in Madagascar and annual exhumations of the dead. They are travellers in a traveller's world: everyone comes by sea from somewhere else; everyone shares ancestral dreams of leaving and arriving. The story is an exploration not only of the wilder parts of these Indian Ocean Islands, of their culture and history, but also of our relationship with our ancestors.
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Add this copy of Dancing With the Dead: Journey Through Zanzibar and to cart. $10.22, very good condition, Sold by Harry Righton rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Worcs, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Hamish Hamilton.
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273 pages, glossary, maps, coloured photographs: travels in Zanzibar and Madagascar in search of ancestors with much on the local customs, written with freshness & vigour; hardback, vg+ vg dw, SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author on the title page.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£16.99 price intact). Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1991. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light toning to page ends. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 265 pages. ISBN: 9780241129548. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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