Malaika

ISBN: 1475287542

Author: Powell, Mr. William R.

Condition: New

Product Description Fifteen years after the tragic death of her husband, Malaika receives his private journals and an odd invitation to write his biography. Financially strapped, Malaika accepts the invitation only to find that her husbands death is not nearly as straight forward or as simple as it once seemed. In the final entry in his diary, Malaika reads something that will change the course of her life. Her husband, Paul Mondeson, did not die of natural causes. Driven by guilt and a relentless quest for the truth, Malaikas research takes her back to Tanzania in the early 1980s when a young, idealistic American Peace Corps Volunteer comes out to Tanzania to teach physics at a bush school. As his project officer, Malaika attempts to teach Paul the rules of engagement for working in a desperately poor African country. Soon the couple falls in love against a brutal background of corruption, racism, witchcraft, betrayal and murder. Malaikas journey into the past is also one of self-discovery as she pursues the absolution that always seems just beyond her reach. About the Author William (Bill) Powell is an international nomad. He has worked as an educator for the past 30 years in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Malaysia. From 1991 to 1999, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and from 2000 - 2006 as Headmaster of the International School of Kuala Lumpur. He was also been a theater manager, bartender, gas station attendant, construction worker and newspaper editor. Bill is the author of fiction and non-fiction. His historical novels includes: The First Casualty (1979), Alia (2009), Chui and Sadaka (2010) and Malaika (2012). He has also authored two collections of short stories: During Mango Rains (2002) and The Drain Dwarf of Caringin Barat (2012). He is also the co-author, with his wife Ochan, of Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools (2000) Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2008) Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher (2010) and How to teach now: Five keys to personalized learning in the global classroom (2011). He is a frequent contributor of educational articles to International School Journal, Journal of Research in International Education and Educational Leadership. When Bill is not speaking at conferences or writing, he can be found in the French Pyrenees collecting antique maps, cooking and tending a small flock of sheep.