SubjectBlood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Softcover | 2008 | #176293 | ISBN-13: 9780099494287
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A remarkable, fascinating book by a courageous and perceptive writer. One of the most exciting books to emerge from Africa in recent years
- Alexander McCall Smith
An intrepid adventure. In making and describing this journey, Tim Butcher has followed in the footsteps of Stanley and Conrad. It takes a lot of guts to yomp through the Congo and he obviously has plenty of those. But it is the wit and passion of the writing which keeps you engrossed - Giles Foden
Tim Butcher deserves a medal for this crazy feat. I marvel at his courage and his empathy - Thomas Pakenham
This is a terrific book, an adventure story about a journey of great bravery in one of the world's most dangerous places. It keeps the heart beating and the attention fixed from beginning to end - Fergal Keane
Blood River represents a remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make Tim Butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage - Max Hastings
An intrepid adventure. In making and describing this journey, Tim Butcher has followed in the footsteps of Stanley and Conrad. It takes a lot of guts to yomp through the Congo and he obviously has plenty of those. But it is the wit and passion of the writing which keeps you engrossed - Giles Foden
Tim Butcher deserves a medal for this crazy feat. I marvel at his courage and his empathy - Thomas Pakenham
This is a terrific book, an adventure story about a journey of great bravery in one of the world's most dangerous places. It keeps the heart beating and the attention fixed from beginning to end - Fergal Keane
Blood River represents a remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make Tim Butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage - Max Hastings
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