| Writer Bill Bryson waits in Nairobi, Kenya for the train to Mombasa. All photos ©2002 Jenny Mathews |
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When acclaimed travel writer Bill Bryson goes on a trip, readers are in for a treat. This fall, CARE invited the author of "A Walk in the Woods" and "In a Sunburned Country" to turn his sights to Kenya. The result is "Bill Bryson's African Diary," 10,000-word record of his travels in that country, including visits to CARE's poverty-fighting projects.
In "African Diary," Bryson applies his trademark stamp of irreverent, poignant and fascinatingly instructive observation as he experiences Kenya's many contrasts, from its dramatic, diverse geography, famous game reserves and vibrant cultural life, to post-colonial poverty and the human and environmental challenges that it shares with much of Africa.
| In the town of Dadaab, Bryson watches a Kenyan woman as she weaves. |
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Bryson is doing more than simply writing about these challenges. He has generously donated all his royalties from "African Diary" to CARE, where they'll help support our efforts to create lasting solutions to poverty in Africa and elsewhere. A portion of the sales of the book also will go to CARE.
"African Diary" is being published by Broadway Books and will be available in bookstores in December.
Order a copy of "Bill Bryson's African Diary" now.
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