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Behind the Waterfall
A woman's search for adventure leads her to leave the dull, safe predictability of life in Britain to work on a village water project in Kenya. Her experiences of hostility, isolation, politics and rape make her realize that she will always be a foreigner in a strange but beautiful land.
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1988
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June 14, 2020
Adventure, love, outlander
British adventurous woman needs a challenging experience. She chose to go help bulid waterpipes in Africa and the trip scares her monotonous boyfriend that's left behind. There, she has a love affair with an intelectual african that alomst makes her want to stay forever. A terrifying event, that's going to change everything, happens in her own house. Will she live this unpredictable thrilling life or will she go back to the start?
British adventurous woman needs a challenging experience. She chose to go help bulid waterpipes in Africa and the trip scares her monotonous boyfriend that's left behind. There, she has a love affair with an intelectual african that alomst makes her want to stay forever. A terrifying event, that's going to change everything, happens in her own house. Will she live this unpredictable thrilling life or will she go back to the start?
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September 24, 2025
Adventure, love, outlander
British adventurous woman needs a challenging experience. She chose to go help bulid waterpipes in Africa and the trip scares her monotonous boyfriend that's left behind. There, she has a love affair with an intelectual african that almost makes her want to stay forever. A terrifying event, that's going to change everything, happens in her own house. Will she live this unpredictable thrilling life or will she go back to the start?
British adventurous woman needs a challenging experience. She chose to go help bulid waterpipes in Africa and the trip scares her monotonous boyfriend that's left behind. There, she has a love affair with an intelectual african that almost makes her want to stay forever. A terrifying event, that's going to change everything, happens in her own house. Will she live this unpredictable thrilling life or will she go back to the start?
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