The African Safari Papers |
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| Author:
| Sedlack, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-385-25992-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Doubleday Canada
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| Imprint: | Anchor Canada |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Deeply troubled but defiantly sardonic, nineteen-year-old Richard Clark agrees to go on a safari in Kenya with his parents, Ted and Janet. Accompanying them on their increasingly bizarre journey through the game parks of Kenya is their enigmatic African guide, Gabriel. Written in the raw voice of a desperate young man searching for truth, Richard’s wickedly humorous and voyeuristic journal entries reveal how Janet’s looming madness, Ted’s drinking, and Richard’s...
More DescriptionDeeply troubled but defiantly sardonic, nineteen-year-old Richard Clark agrees to go on a safari in Kenya with his parents, Ted and Janet. Accompanying them on their increasingly bizarre journey through the game parks of Kenya is their enigmatic African guide, Gabriel. Written in the raw voice of a desperate young man searching for truth, Richard’s wickedly humorous and voyeuristic journal entries reveal how Janet’s looming madness, Ted’s drinking, and Richard’s own drug abuse threaten to tear their lives apart. As family secrets are exposed in a hostile land, Richard is forced to confront his own dark link to his mother. Meanwhile, the reader watches mesmerized, on edge with guilty laughter, as events unravel into a shocking climax.