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In 1899, Jeremy is in Rwanda overseeing building a railroad when two lions begin killing the workers (like the Ghost and the Darkness if you‘ve seen the movie or heard about the true story). In 2000, Max, a young woman with Aspbergers, is looking for a plant that could be the basis for a new life-saving drug in the mountains of Rwanda. Their stories are told alternately. And how they are intertwined will come as a complete surprise at the end ⬇️

This ibook s fascinating. The female main character is a scientist in the 2000s with Asperger‘s, so her parts of the story describe how she approaches the world so differently. For example, when she entered a room she only looked at the people‘s feet because faces are too chaotic for her to handle. I find her story so compelling. I‘m not quite into the 1899 part of the story yet but I‘m thinking the male MC may have a mild form of “aspies.” ⬇️

An 1899 map of Africa

#Rwanda #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

If true, this is fascinating!

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I‘m starting this book for #Rwanda #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

After @readordierachel glowing review of Theory of Bastards I checked the library for a copy. No luck. But they did have this Schulman. It sounds very promising!

Tagged 🦁 The Ghost and the Darkness with Val Kilmer And Michael Douglas 🦁 The Lion Sleeps Tonight #manicmonday

Am surprised how much I enjoyed this book about an American supervising Indian workers building the railroad in 1899 British East Africa, about an American ethnobotanist and gorillas in Rwanda in 2000, and about progress vs preservation.