A book about romance, risks and revelations... Martha Melville, an Australian traveller on a 'discover Africa' journey arrives in Mogadishu in l962, less than two years after the Somali Republic has become independent. She is looking for work, adventure, romance, friendship and enriching experiences. She finds them all in this beautiful, peaceful town that she chooses to make her own. She had hoped to love Mogadishu - and she does.
