{"product_id":"cameroon-with-egbert","title":"Dervla Murphy: Cameroon With Egbert [1999] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eCameroon with Egbert tells the story of a journey through the remote areas of Cameroon undertaken by indomitable author Dervla Murphy and her daughter Rachel, accompanied by an endearing horse named Egbert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eDuring the course of their wanderings they are frequently mistaken for husband and wife, forcing Dervla to bare her chest to prove her femininity; they continually get lost, are obliged to eat repulsive local delicacies; are arrested, fall ill, are baked by the sun and soaked by tropical storms and, disastrously, lose Egbert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe two women's charm, wit and sense of adventure shine through all these setbacks, which would have daunted lesser travellers. They eventually leave this laid-back, peaceful country with great reluctance, having been 'enspelled' by its beauty and the friendliness of the Cameroonians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Anyone who has read a book by this author will want to read another. She brings to Cameroon all the sympathy, wit and perception that we have come to expect from her.' Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThis is vintage Murphy' Irish Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'This is the very stuff of travel' Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murphy, Dervla","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46592587137363,"sku":"9780006551959","price":10.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/murphy-dervla-dervla-murphy-cameroon-with-egbert-1999-paperback-9780006551959-57975073898835.jpg?v=1727488026","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/cameroon-with-egbert","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}