Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

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A young woman follows her fianc to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes-who teach her a new truth about love.

In 2005 Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fianc entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA and who live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake.

A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, Bonobo Handshake traces Vanessa's self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her husband, the apes, and her new surroundings in this true story of revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Woods, Vanessa
  • ISBN: 9781592406340
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 278
  • Publication Year: 2011