{"product_id":"9780857988546","title":"I Built No Schools in Kenya","description":"Author: Drysdale, Kirsten\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857988546\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jan 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not your standard white-girl-in-Africa tale. I fed no babies, I built no schools, I saved no rhinos. Self-discovery came a distant second to self-preservation on this particular adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn September 2010, Kirsten Drysdale was tricked. Her friend called with a job offer too curious to refuse: a cruisey-gig as a dementia carer for a rich old man in Kenya. All expenses-paid, plenty of free time to travel or do some freelance reporting. There seemed no good reason to say no . . . so she got on a plane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly Kirsten's friend hadn't given her the full story. It was only on arrival in Nairobi that she discovered the rich old man's family was fighting a war around him, and that she would be on the front line. Caught in the crossfire of all kinds of wild accusations, she also had to spy on his wife, keep his daughter placated, rebuff his marriage proposals, hide the car keys and clip his toenails, all while trying to retain her own sanity in the colonial time warp of his home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the Kenyan army was invading Somalia, Al-Shabaab was threatening terror attacks, the East African bodybuilding scene beckoned, and Kirsten discovered she had long-lost cousins running a bar on the other side of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Built No Schools in Kenya \u003c\/i\u003eis a travelogue-tragedy-farce about race, wealth, love, death, family, nationhood, sanity, benzodiazepines, monkeys and whisky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is almost entirely true.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48312752603294,"sku":"UBD-9780857988546","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857988546.jpg?v=1790069158","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857988546","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}