When Rosemary Mahoney, in 1998, took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower, she faced crocodiles and testy river currents; as a female, she confronted deeply-held beliefs about foreign women while cautiously remaining open to genuine friendship; and, as a traveller, she experienced events that ranged from the humorous to the hair-raising - including an encounter that began as one of the most frightening of her life and ended as an edifying and chastening ...
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When Rosemary Mahoney, in 1998, took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower, she faced crocodiles and testy river currents; as a female, she confronted deeply-held beliefs about foreign women while cautiously remaining open to genuine friendship; and, as a traveller, she experienced events that ranged from the humorous to the hair-raising - including an encounter that began as one of the most frightening of her life and ended as an edifying and chastening lesson in human nature and cultural misunderstanding. Whether she's meeting Nubians and Egyptians, or finding connections to Westerners who travelled up the Nile in earlier times - Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert among them - Mahoney's informed curiosity about the world never ceases to captivate the reader.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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273pp. hardback 8vo: Very Good in a Very Good dj [some roughing of endpp. edges owing to a production flaw; a front cover smudge; else a nice clean, tight and crisp copy] A young woman's remarkable solo adventure. Jacket praise from William Trevor, Paul Theroux, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, et al.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fne white pictorial dj. First edition, first printing. Embracing her curiosity about the Nile, the author travels, alone, down the river in a small boat. This is her journey! A fascinating read. 273 pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Inscribed by author, "For Anne, with best wishes." Book and dust jacket solid VG condition. First Edition stated. Fifth printing.
After readiing this, I'm committed to reading all of Rosemary Mahoney's books. This non-fiction adventure is written in a fluid and sensitive way. I just gave a copy as a graduation present to a young woman. The message? Just decide what you want to do and do it.. ..with style.
