Soho Press - Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage by Maria Thomas

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March 2007 | Fiction
$12 Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-56947-447-1

Some fine writer ... Waugh rewired for the 80s.” —Raymond Sokolov, Wall Street Journal	“She has a gift.” *—Los Angeles Times*
“Impressive.” *—Chicago Tribune*	“Her stories will do more than a score of Newsweek magazine cover stories to explain Africa and its relationship with the 20th century.” —Houston Post
“Very often funny, very often wise.” *—Plain Dealer*	“Compassionate and haunting.” —Baltimore Sun

In this collection of fourteen short stories, originally published in 1987, acclaimed writer Maria Thomas vividly portrays the experiences of American expatriates in Africa, as well as the lives of ordinary Africans, from many points of view.

Maria Thomas wrote three books: Antonia Saw the Oryx First (1987), Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage (1987) and African Visas (1991), all originally published by Soho Press. Born and raised in the United States, she spent much of her adult life in Africa. She died in a plane crash in Ethiopia in 1989 while accompanying a Texas congressman on a mission to a refugee camp. The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Literary Award is named in her honor.

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