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West with the Night
Ever wonder what it’s like to grow up spearing game in Kenya, then take to the skies solo across the Atlantic, all before most people have figured out what they want for breakfast? Beryl Markham did just that—and wrote about it with a style so vivid it’ll make you want to pack a bag and never look back. But don’t expect a sanitized inspirational memoir; this one’s got grit, colonial-era quirks, and a woman who refused to play by anyone’s rules.
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