Ann Jones sets off across Africa in search of Lovedu. And what is this Lovedu that so intrigues this seasoned journalist?Lovedu is an old African civilization in which the chief is a woman. Unlike most of Africa. Unlike most of the rest of the world.So Ann Jones sets out in search of this mythic pla...
this is 3.5 stars for me. how can i not enjoy a book about adventure, history, and feminism? it's the travelogue of a woman as she goes north to south overland through africa, and you get a good dose of western colonialism, african corruption, and how it's everyday africans that have to live with ...