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Despite having everything she could ask for, Janet Wilson couldn't shake a sense of emptiness in her life-or her desire to return to the continent of her birth. After much back-and-forth, she and her husband reached an agreement: they would embark on a daring adventure, driving 25,000 miles across Africa.…

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1 author picked All You'll See Is Sky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I am acquainted with Janet and was eager to read her book. This tale of her marriage and the huge trip she and her husband made from South Africa to Cairo is extraordinary, even as a travel book, but the story of her marriage as they made their journey is equally compelling.

They faced many challenges, but then they faced an ultimate challenge on the journey (I won’t give it away!)  

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