Barbara O'shea

Postcards from Elsewhere: Travels in a Changing World Barbara O'shea

From the evocative scents of nutmeg and cloves in Indonesia to meeting a coca "cocaine" producer in the tropical heat of Columbia, Barbara O'Shea travels the Southern Hemisphere, across Africa, Asia and South America, meeting the people who live in a complex world of poverty and courage, conflict and dignity.

Unforgettable human stories, including the charcoal workers of Brazil, the transvestites of Bangladesh, and the writer with the "tongue of fire" in Zimbabwe, will draw you into a colorful and fascinating place. In Postcards from Elsewhere enter another world and discover the distinctive voices of the people who live there.