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In Full Flight

A Story of Africa and Atonement

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 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” in a Nazi concentration camp.

In Full Flight explores the question of whether it is possible to rewrite one’s past by doing good in the present, and takes readers on an extraordinary journey into a dramatic life punctuated by both courage and weakness and driven by a powerful need to atone. 20th Century Africa Military Modern Women War
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The hardcopy reviews for this book are deeply praiseworthy and come from many of the best-known of African humanitarians and conservationists. They are also from the friends of Dr Anne Spoerry, which perhaps lends them a touch of bias in regards to their glowing ratings.

I should qualify that remark by saying that as someone who is both fascinated by Africa and the History of Europe, I found this audiobook interesting and compelling. It is clearly well researched and well written (and read) by someone who knew Dr Spoerry very well indeed. It is a very thorough work and therefore, as mentioned above, may perhaps be of the most interest to those who knew Dr Spoerry and/or her work, rather than just an armchair enthusiast of Africa or WWII.

That is not to say that In Full Flight was not a riveting read, but I do believe one may perhaps need to be highly concerned with the history of the second world war AND the work of the flying doctors in East Africa to really get the most out of this volume.

Ben Waddams

Fascinating Story as regards the Flying Doctor

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