But that's not how paradise works. It waits behind a thousand doors in life, doors unopened by those unable to see beyond their own sweetest suffering.
When thirteen-year-old Barbara Emrys first steps onto the red clay of Burundi, she feels as far from paradise as humanly possible. Transported by propeller plane to another universe of sights and smells within an unfamiliar country, Barbara embarks on a colorful journey of self-discovery and...