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Eating the Flowers of Paradise: new pbk edn: A Journey Through the Drug Fields of Ethiopia and Yemen - Softcover
Drawn back to the Yemen by idyllic memories of ancient cities, spectacular mountains and most of all, the dreamy afternoons spent chewing the stimulant leaf of the qat tree, Kevin Rushby set out to travel the old trade route from the highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take qat at every opportunity, the author encounters a wonderful array of characters - criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist and the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to help Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea. This is the story of a journey, but it also unveils the rich and varied culture surrounding the drug, qat. Legal in the UK but banned in the US, experts variously claim it to be as mild as tea or as addictive as cocaine; in the Yemen it is central to the life of the country, and Rushby explores as he goes our attitudes towards substance abuse and addiction.
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"- Hunting Pirate Heaven -'Frequently hilarious and always entertaining... teeming with the joy of travel and brimming with literary elan.' - Spectator - 'in this delicious book... the cast of colourful characters is excellently drawn' - Sunday Times
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Kevin Rushby has lived and worked in Sudan, Malaysia, Thailand and Yemen. He is a full-time writer and author of four previous books: Chasing the Mountain of Light, Eating the Flowers of Paradise, Children of Kali and Hunting Pirate Heaven.
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- PublisherRobinson
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1841196797
- ISBN 13 9781841196794
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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