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Blood River

By: Tim Butcher
Narrated by: Tim Butcher
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 Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year, 2008.
A Richard and Judy Book Club selection.

When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000, he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H. M. Stanley's famous expedition - and travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots.

Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, and helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, is more remarkable still.

©2007 Tim Butcher (P)2008 W F Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Travel Writing & Commentary

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A Richard and Judy Book Club selection.

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Tim Butcher’s story of his journey along the Congo opens the eyes of the listener to the world’s long forgotten humanitarian crisis. The author’s descriptions & observations are both riveting & excruciating as he describes the lost opportunities & blood stained history of the country. He is commendably honest about his own feelings & never talks up his incredible adventure for the sake of the narrative. His descriptions are so good that you can see, smell & feel like you are alongside him - without experiencing any of the fear & discomfort.

An insightful journey of courage & discovery

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