In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonement

by John Heminway

Book Overview

As a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the cherished nickname "Mama Daktari"--"Mother Doctor." Yet few knew that what drove her from post-World War II Europe to Africa was a past marked by rebellion, submission, and personal decisions that earned her another nickname--this one sinister--while working as a "doctor"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524732974
• ISBN13: 9781524732974
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.2"