The temperatures were often incredibly oppressive – there was a heatwave that pushed it to 120 and there was almost no way to seek relief. She was homeschooled or taught herself and also learned a lot about living in a remote location with little in the way of resources and zero luxury. Her parents were prominent primatologists who spent large portions of their careers at overseas postings researching baboons and although Keena’s mother returned to the US for her birth, they took Keena back to Africa at quite a young age and she spent a huge portion of her childhood there, firstly in Kenya and then later in Botswana. Keena Roberts spent her life divided between two locations. So when I saw this on NetGalley I jumped on it because it sounded really interesting. I love books set anywhere on the continent of Africa, particularly those that revolve around the wildlife sanctuaries, issues with poaching etc.
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