Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
, by Woods, VanessaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781592406340 | 1592406343
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/7/2011
A young woman follows her fianc#xE9; 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#xE9; 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 Handshaketraces 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.