title: The River That Saved Me
author: Benson, Kara
description: The young photographer Tess is determined to follow her own path in life against her father’s wishes. Leaving her sheltered life in Germany behind, she travels to Africa on a photo shoot, finds love and is thrown into a turmoil of emotions when she is confronted with death. Events lead her from Kenya to Zimbabwe and the Dark Continent casts her spell … it is the majestic Zambezi which helps her to heal and grow, but that spell is relentless … Kara Benson’s style stands out due to its lively, powerful, and evocative way of narration which is, at times, pointedly ironic.