Baobabs and Camelthorns: 13 Years in Namibia

Lucy Steinitz and Bernd Kiekebusch responded to their midlife crisis in the United States by moving to the newly independent country of Namibia for one year in 1997, together with their children and dog. They arrived as the AIDS crisis exploded and found that their skills were in much demand. As they settled in—and as one year became thirteen—they wrote almost 250 descriptive “diaries” to friends and family. In 2017, they condensed these into this book, with the help of their friend Mary Konopka.