ABOUT THE BOOK
Ever since they met as teenagers volunteering at a conference center in Costa Rica 20 years ago, Fern Espinoza and Lily Graden have shared a close friendship, even though they live in different states. They can hardly believe it when their teen dream of traveling to Africa together becomes a reality. It's the trip of a lifetime--but life sure isn't what they thought it would be back when they were young.
Along with their suitcases, each woman brings along emotional baggage that weighs heavily on them. Yet the people they meet and the places they experience have the power to change their hearts--but only if they surrender to the lessons God wants to teach them in this unexpected land of emerald tea fields, graceful giraffes, and rambunctious elephants.
Along with their suitcases, each woman brings along emotional baggage that weighs heavily on them. Yet the people they meet and the places they experience have the power to change their hearts--but only if they surrender to the lessons God wants to teach them in this unexpected land of emerald tea fields, graceful giraffes, and rambunctious elephants.
REVIEW
The book kept getting better and better as it went along. By the end I was misty-eyed and felt my own connection to Africa, even though it’s never been a place I’ve had a huge desire to go. But now, it actually is. I saw this awesome country through the eyes of these characters. Beautiful. I also loved their friendship and the interestingly different and real lives they each live. Fantastic story. So well done. And we see a snippet of a character from one of her books from long ago (wonderful surprise).
*I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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