Sahara

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A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival

By Paula Constant

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Sahara by Paula Constant is a gripping narrative that chronicles the author's daring journey on foot across the expansive Sahara Desert. Embracing the spirit of adventure, Constant faces both internal and external challenges, revealing her resilience as she navigates the harsh terrain and diverse cultures. This travelogue offers a vivid depiction of personal growth and the unyielding spirit required to undertake such an epic solo expedition.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this travel and adventure book if you're fascinated by the idea of undertaking a personal journey that stretches beyond physical limits, exploring the depth of the human spirit amid the vastness of the desert. The story captivates with its blend of self-discovery, cultural encounters, and the sheer challenge of traversing one of the world's most formidable landscapes.

Sahara

Having walked more than 5000 kilometres from Trafalgar Square to Morocco, the author finds herself at the westernmost edge of the Sahara Desert - and the brink of sanity. The wheels have fallen off her marriage and her funds are quickly drying up. This is an adventure and a story of joy, heartache, inspiration and despair.

A journey of love, loss and survival.

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A journey of love, loss and survival.

Having walked more than 5000 kilometres from Trafalgar Square to Morocco, Paula Constant finds herself at the westernmost edge of the Sahara Desert - and the brink of sanity. The wheels have fallen off her marriage and her funds are quickly drying up, but she is determined to complete the second stage - walking through the romantic Big Empty of Northern Africa to Cairo.

Sahara is the story of Paula's struggle to overcome her innermost demons and take control of her journey, her camels, and the men she hires to guide her through one of the planet's most extreme regions. Illness, landmines, and political red tape stand between Paula and the realisation of a life's dream.

Sahara is a thrilling adventure and a story of joy, heartache, inspiration, and despair. But, above all, it's a celebration of the human spirit in all its guises.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741669299

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 455g

Pages: 400

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Paula Constant Penguin Books Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Australian adventurer Paula Constant began walking from Trafalgar Square, London, in 2004. Since then, she has walked over 12,000 kilometres through France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, the Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and NIger. After her West to East solo crossing of the Sahara was interrupted by political strife in Niger in mid 2007, Paula returned to Australia. She plans to resume her walk after the desert summer, in September 2008, backed by sponsors Birkenstock Australia and the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. When Paula walks into Cairo, she will be the first woman ever to have made a solo crossing of the Sahara from West to East, on foot, walking through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Egypt en route. She is currently writing her second book detailing the desert walk.