Dr. Sarah Whitaker has always been an obedient overachiever, but she is burned out. Training to be a surgeon is stressful. So when her fiancé, David, offers a solution—take a break year at a hospital in Africa and climb Mount Kilimanjaro together—she jumps on board. When he backs out, she embarks on the adventure alone.
Sarah quickly falls in love with Tanzania, a land of gentle people, exotic wildlife, and stunning natural beauty, from the sands of Zanzibar to the peaks of Kilimanjaro. She also develops great respect for new Tanzanian friends: strong African women who strive to serve an overwhelming need for health care. Shocked by the high rate of maternal mortality and the scourge of female genital mutilation in the country, Sarah begins to speak out against FGM and develops an experimental program to train tribal birth attendants in a remote mountain village. Conditions are primitive there, and life is fragile. The separation takes its toll on her relationship with David, and she fights against feelings for another man. As the months pass, one thing becomes clear: if Sarah survives this year, her life will never be the same again.
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Women in FictionTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Midflight Crisis
- Chapter Two: Touch Down
- Chapter Three: A Solo Quest
- Chapter Four: The Mountain
- Chapter Five: Orientation
- Chapter Six: Forks in the Roads
- Chapter Seven: Baptism By Fire
- Chapter Eight: Damsels and Distress
- Chapter Nine: Friends In Need
- Chapter Ten: Surgery: A Team Sport
- Chapter Eleven: Movie Night
- Chapter Twelve: Facing Fear
- Chapter Thirteen: Fate and Fatality
- Chapter Fourteen: Equanimitas
- Chapter Fifteen: Ameera’s Wedding
- Chapter Sixteen: Urgency Trumps Importance
- Chapter Seventeen: Antidote For Sorrow
- Chapter Eighteen: The Safari
- Chapter Nineteen: Adverse Event
- Chapter Twenty: Favorable Bird To Stone Ratio
- Chapter Twenty-One: Road Trip
- Chapter Twenty-Two: A Day In Dar
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Putting The Pieces Together
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Nightlife
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Heading For Home
- Chapter Twenty-Six: That Space Between Life and Death
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Plan Evolves
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Complication
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: Pitching the Plan
- Chapter Thirty: Operation Across An Ocean
- Chapter Thirty-One: Outside Consultant
- Chapter Thirty-Two: A Truce, of Sorts
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Back in the Usa
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Home For Christmas
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Coming Home From Home
- Chapter Thirty-Six: The Morning After
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Breakfast Club
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Schedule Change
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: David’s Arrival
- Chapter Forty: The Climb
- Chapter Forty-One: Toes and Toast
- Chapter Forty-Two: Moving To Kandu
- Chapter Forty-Three: Life In The Mountains
- Chapter Forty-Four: Solo Road Trip
- Chapter Forty-Five: Visiting Surgeons
- Chapter Forty-Six: Pedicures and CPR
- Chapter Forty-Seven: Solidarity
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Back To Dar
- Chapter Forty-Nine: The Gala
- Chapter Fifty: Simba
- Chapter Fifty-One: Gone
- Chapter Fifty-Two: Bad News
- Chapter Fifty-Three: Outbreak
- Chapter Fifty-Four: Resurrection
- Chapter Fifty-Five: Texas
- Chapter Fifty-Six: Philadelphia
- Chapter Fifty-Seven: Good Advice
- Chapter Fifty-Eight: Social Media
- Chapter Fifty-Nine: Return To Tanzania
- Chapter Sixty: Lunch At Kibo View Lodge
- Chapter Sixty-One: The Promise of Tanzanite
- About the Author
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