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Book Synopsis'Transports the reader to another world' Sunday Express
Adventurer and TV presenter Alice Morrison takes the reader on three remarkable and inspirational journeys across Morocco, from the Sahara to the Atlas mountains, to reveal the growing challenges faced by our planet. Accompanied only by three Amazigh Muslim men and their camels,
Scottish explorer Alice Morrison set off to
find a hidden world. During her journey along the Draa river, she encountered
dinosaur footprints and
discovereda lost city, as well as what looked like a map of an ancient spaceship, all the while trying to avoid landmines, quicksand and the deadly horned viper.
Few places better illustrate the reality of climate change and the encroachment of the desert than a dried-out riverbed, but this also means a constant search for the next source of water. Meeting other
nomads as they travel, Alice also gets to hear
Trade Review'With lush descriptions of her surroundings, she
transports the reader to another world while also warning of the shifts that could be brought about by climate change.' * Sunday Express *
'There is something
refreshingly straightforward about Morrison's latest adventure. The Scottish-born Morocco-based writer leaves a copy of her will with her parents, rents some camels and sets out on an expedition across the deserts and dunes, from the Atlas mountains to the Sahara.' -- Tom Robbins * Financial Times Best Summer Reads *
‘In an effort to raise awareness about climate change and the growing issues faced by Earth’s desert environments, adventurer and TV presenter Alice Morrison charts three
inspirational journeys she embarked on across Morocco.’ * Wildflower magazine *
