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Susan Corbett

Auteur de In the Belly of the Elephant

2 oeuvres 4 utilisateurs 1 Critiques

Œuvres de Susan Corbett

In the Belly of the Elephant (2016) 3 exemplaires

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A writer, community organizer, and consultant in program management, micro-enterprise development, family planning, and HIV/AIDS education, Susan Corbett began her community development career in 1976 as a Peace Corps Volunteer, working in a health clinic in Liberia, West Africa. In 1979, she joined Save the Children Federation as a program coordinator for cooperative and small business projects in Burkina Faso. In 1982, Susan returned to the States where she has worked with local non-profits in drug and alcohol prevention for runaway youth, family planning, homelessness prevention, and immigrant issues.

Susan has traveled to over 40 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Caribbean, and Central and North America and has lived and worked in ten African countries over the past thirty years (Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, The Gambia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Tunisia, Nigeria, and Liberia). She lives in Colorado with her husband, Steve, her sons, Mitch & Sam, and her dog, Molly.

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I love reading memoirs like this, because you get to live a life that you otherwise would never be able to. Whether you're reading about Boston in the 60's and 70's, living in war-torn Germany in the 40's, or Africa as a missionary, it's always just so fascinating to me. To live so humbly, where an American $1 can feed a family of 6 for a month, is just amazing.

(as always with memoirs, sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing from reviewing the author's life, to reviewing the actual book)

These are the adventures of Susan, from her love life, to trying to save children and somedays just trying to survive, from her parents who didn't understand her and what she was trying to accomplish, to her coworkers who could be so angry at the world.

There are some parts of the book that dragged a bit, and there were other scenes where I wish I had MORE - more detail, more stories, just MORE - but all in all, this was just such a great memoir that definitely made me laugh and cry (one of the very first scenes in the book, that just hooked you in).
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Œuvres
2
Membres
4
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