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Reviewed by Natasha Jackson for Readers' Favorite
Beneath the African Sun by Barry Maughan is an interesting read about life and travels through Africa by the author and his wife, and later their children. It is a challenging book to summarize because it is so rich in details of multiple countries and cultural and political elements. Learning new cultures, new foods, and the always precarious border crossings woven together turn this memoir into an exciting tale of living life by the seat of your pants. I particularly appreciated how this book began as a pet project, allowing the author to share his adventures in Africa with friends and family.
This book is well-written so that it doesn’t feel as long as it is, but it is very detailed. Even the time between travels is packed with information on living, traversing, and existing in a foreign land. It isn’t so much that Africa is foreign; it is Barry Maughan’s perspective on all of it, from friendships formed over drinks with generals to seeing the pyramids for the first time. The view of this massive continent through his eyes provided a different yet highly detailed perspective that highlights the journey as intriguing yet terrifying. The good, the bad, and the ugly of every stop, every port, and every person encountered along the way make Beneath the African Sun feel more like an adventure novel than a memoir. His journey was a delight that is filled with so much more than a list of how Africa is more than simply different and foreign.
