Clocking in at just over 100 pages, this slim book packs a serious punch with a protagonist you love right away; you deeply feel her pain, and her triumphs.
Back to West Africa, and I’m thrilled! This will be my first in-depth introduction to The Gambia, and I’m truly excited about it. A country surrounded on three sides by another country (Senegal), and dominated by a single natural feature (the Gambia river), just the physical dynamics of the place seem super cool. Very ready to jump in, meet some new people via my reading, and have the chance to cook some more delicious Western African food.
Here we go!
Map of the Gambia (Image by Central Intelligence Agency – CIA World Factbook, via Wikimedia Commons)
Flag of The Gambia (Image by Vzb83, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Location of the Gambia (image by Flappiefh – Own work, via Wikimedia Commons)
Wassu Stone Circles (Image by shaunamullally, via Wikimedia Commons) Senegambian stone circles (megaliths) which run from Senegal through the Gambia and which are described by UNESCO as “the largest concentration of stone circles seen anywhere in the world”.