Jambo, Mama
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Jambo, Mama
Memories of Africa
Melinda Atwood
Overwhelmed by the circumstances surrounding her mother’s passing, Melinda Atwood needed to find a new inner center. Uncertain of where to search, but driven to as distant a place as possible, she chose Kenya, where she planned to spend one year hiding out and, hopefully, healing. She ended up staying there for six years, living by her wits, struggling with loneliness, isolation, financial adversity, a disastrous love affair, and single parenthood – all the while recreating her life. In the process, she discovered within herself a core of strength and resourcefulness she hadn't known was there. Highly recommended reading for those who appreciate engaging biographies of interesting people caught up in usual circumstances and fascinating life events, Jambo, Mama: Memories Of Africa is her candid account of her journey, and an inspiration story of determination, hope, and courage told with honesty and humor.
Told with refreshing honesty and incisive wit, Atwood’s African memoir describes her continual adjustment to Kenyan daily life as well as her harrowing adventures in remote and often dangerous areas. During her six-year stay, she also builds a house, buys a native carpet business, and endures a tempestuous love affair.
“A beguilingly frank and unpretentious memoir of living in Kenya that portrays both the glamorous (safaris) and the pedestrian (power outages) sides of life in Africa.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Highly recommended reading for those who appreciate engaging biographies of interesting people caught up in unusual circumstances and fascinating life events.”
— The Midwest Book Review
“The continual freshness and honesty of the author’s clear-sighted look into herself and what surrounds her is reason enough to read her story from beginning to end.”
— Small Press Book Review
Available from Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Partners/West
Published by Cypress House
ISBN 978-1-879384-78-1 · Paperback · 336 Pages · 5.5 X 8.5
