{"product_id":"my-african-conquest-julia-albu-9781868429530","title":"My African Conquest: Cape to Cairo at 80","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Next year I'm going to be 80 years old. My car will be 20 years old. Together we'll be 100. We're going to drive to Cairo.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'And what route are you going to take?'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I have no idea. I think I'll keep to the right.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 80-year-old Julia Albu calls in to her favourite radio show with a zany, half-baked idea, she has no idea that it will lead her to the adventure of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom helping push a 30-year-old Toyota bakkie up a precipitous mountain pass in Malawi to being 'adopted' by the riotous ex-pat South African community in Dar es Salaam and being fed mildly hallucinogenic 'herbs' by her Ethiopian driver-guide, nothing deterred 80-year-old Julia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbu from her quest to drive through Africa from the Cape to Cairo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe and her 20-year-old Toyota Conquest, Tracy - a personality in her own right - travelled through 10 African countries, from South Africa to Egypt (and beyond). Julia was accompanied by a series of companions who added texture to her travels: three of her four grown-up children, her son-in-law, and at least one person who began as a complete stranger and ended up as a friend for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscing about her long and interesting life along the way, and maintaining a bright and upbeat outlook regardless of the circumstances, Julia proves that you're never too old to tackle that buck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Albu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1868429539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781868429530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Ball Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Julia Albu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994377289983,"sku":"9781868429530","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36beb55e-a44e-4b6b-be05-21ef7612e12f.jpg?v=1683329785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-african-conquest-julia-albu-9781868429530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}