{"product_id":"cameroon-with-egbert-by-dervla-murphy","title":"Cameroon with Egbert by Dervla Murphy","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"115\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA thoughtful travel journey through Cameroon with honesty and humour\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003eGood Condition – light cover wear and slight edge wear visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCameroon with Egbert tells the story of a journey through the remote areas of Cameroon undertaken by indomitable author Dervla Murphy and her daughter Rachel, accompanied by an endearing horse named Egbert.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the course of their wanderings they are frequently mistaken for husband and wife, forcing Dervla to bare her chest to prove her femininity; they continually get lost, are obliged to eat repulsive local delicacies; are arrested, fall ill, are baked by the sun and soaked by tropical storms and, disastrously, lose Egbert.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two women’s charm, wit and sense of adventure shine through all these setbacks, which would have daunted lesser travellers. They eventually leave this laid-back, peaceful country with great reluctance, having been ‘enspelled’ by its beauty and the friendliness of the Cameroonians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Anyone who has read a book by this author will want to read another. She brings to Cameroon all the sympathy, wit and perception that we have come to expect from her.’ Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is vintage Murphy’ Irish Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘This is the very stuff of travel’ Irish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47842271756500,"sku":"TVJ-021408","price":13.8,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_1442.jpg?v=1777262478","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/cameroon-with-egbert-by-dervla-murphy","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}