Travels
with fortune: An African adventure
Christina Dodwell
Hard Cover: 316 pages
Publisher: Readers Union Group of Book Clubs (1980)
ASIN: B0007B0DE0
Overall Rating: 5 Stars 
Readability: 5 Stars
Content: 5 Stars
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Anyone who has ever visited the continent of Africa must read
this book. It is simply one of the best adventure stories ever
written. Travels With Fortune describes Cristina Dodwell's three
year journey across the continent of Africa in 1975. But this
book is much more than a simple travelogue; it is the recounting
of a truly epic adventure. Cristina begins her journey in England
with a Land Rover and three fellow travelers. A few weeks later
she finds herself in Nigeria, stranded because two of her companions
sold her car without her approval or knowledge. And the adventure
begins. Unwilling to cut her trip short, Christina and her female
companion embark on one of the most remarkable expeditions through
Africa ever undertaken. Travels With Fortune is written in a blunt
tone with a minimum of exaggeration or elaboration. Dodwell avoids
the overabundance of adjectives that litter many travelogues,
choosing instead to simply recount events as they transpire. The
result is a tale so outlandish that the reader is often left staring
at the page with mouth agape, shaking their head in disbelief.
Only it is obvious from the text that Dodwell is bluntly accurate
in her portrayal of the events. Unfortunately, the book was published
in England in 1979 and is out of print. If you run across a copy
snap it up, read it, then pass it along to friends. It is a book
that revels in the spirit of adventure and is an absolute delight
to read.
