I used to smuggle roadkill into the house despite my mother's preference for flowers.
Jane Wilson-Howarth mother, physician, author and zoologist, is an authority on travel health. She has lived in the East for long enough to be able to say diarrhoea in nine Asian languages. So far five novels (four for children) and five of her non-fiction books have been published as well as around 300 articles on travel and health plus tales published in several anthologies. Read more.
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
How to Shit Around the World
Staying Healthy When You Travel
Snowfed Waters
Himalayan Kidnap
Lemurs of the Lost World
Your Child Abroad: a travel health guide
Chasing the Tiger
Madagascar Misadventure
50 Camels and She's Yours
Himalayan Hostages
Himalayan Hideout
Himalayan Heist
Care not Cure: David's Escape
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an acclaimed memoir
“a good point of reference for parents considering trekking with children”
A brilliant, gripping and informative book. Well worth the read.