Wow. When I first saw the synopsis for this book I thought, “this seems right up my alley”, and it was.

After Kilimanjaro is a coming of age story for a young doctor nearing the end of her surgical training when she takes a research position in Tanzania. After her fiancé David has to back out after his funding dries up, Sarah departs for a life changing journey.

Enter Pieter, Margo, Ameera, and Rasheed: the group of people that will pave the way for huge life changes for Sarah.

When Sarah’s research becomes entangled with training traditional birth attendants to do more with their patients, she also learns more about female genital mutilation and why is happens.

Dr. Gayle Woodson combined medicine, romance, and a virus outbreak into one great novel. I recommend this to anyone who has thought about taking a year to do research or anyone who wants to get away in their mind to a land where there are beautiful birds, leopards, and life changing events.

Thank you Book Sparks, She Writes Press, and Dr. Gayle Woodson for a copy in return for an honest review.