The fascinating true story of an American family's adventures in the Semian mountains in Ethiopia, her book follows their travels through each of the thirteen provinces of Ethiopia. In vivid detail of life in Ethiopia during the final years of Emperor Haile Selassie's reign; the bustling marketplace of the capital, Addis Ababa; learning to prepare spicy Ethiopian food; radical student activism in Ethiopia; and Ethiopia's great historical sties, such as Lalibela, Harar and Gondar. All these and more come alive in the author's recollection of her sojourn in Ethiopia.