Das Buch hat mir sehr gut gefallen, da die kulturellen Unterschiede deutlich sichtbar werden. Es war spannend zu verfolgen, wie sich die anfänglich große Liebe entwickelt hat und wie es dann geendet hat. Ich kann es auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen.

The book is definitely very interesting and a very enjoyable reading, even though, in my opinion, it has no literary value: its interest resides in the story itself.
To judge one or the other character is not completely fair, each life is made out of good and bad decisions.
What is really interesting here is the clush of two completely different worlds and I felt that both Corinne and Lketinga went way out of their comfort zone to make things work: she behaves in a way which is not acceptable in his culture, and the same goes for him.
If there is one big conclusion to be drawn from this story is that it’s an illusion to immerse in a totally different world and just expect things to work smoothly and effortlessly. Yes, even if love is involved.

Una historia de amor increíble y triste donde la desconfianza lo hecha todo a perder

El hecho de que sea una historia real me deja pasmada.

A Swiss woman is on holiday in Kenya and falls truly, madly deeply in love with a Masai warrior. She goes home sells her business and all her possessions, returns to Kenya to set up housekeeping with the Masai.

I'm sorry but this relationship had no chance. The power difference between the two was so great. Maybe she felt she was in love, and she certainly was. But not with the man but her idealized idea of him. If she had truly loved him she would have never pursued him. Because even an idiot could see that a relationship with her would destroy him. When the reality turns out to be incontrovertible the relationship falls apart. He was dazzled by her -- by her Westerness and seemingly endless wealth. There was no way he could ever feel confident of her fidelity with such vast disparity between them.

I think a great deal of this book is revisionist. She's telling the story in retrospect which certainly must contain abridgments. I think the word I'm looking for here is 'denial'. In the sense that Corinne rewrites her personal history to her liking.

Really enjoyed this read about the challenges of settling into a new culture.

Lots of negative reviews on this book which I can understand but only because of the choices this girl (the author) was making and the situations she was putting herself in. However, the story itself is so interesting!! Learning about the culture in particular. I didn’t want to put it down!

Autobiographies and memoirs were once my favourite genre. Not so now however this one is outstanding. Easy reading and very descriptive of a different culture and different 'norms' as is to be expected. There has been a fair amount of critical comment on a person taking these somewhat obvious risks. Who amongst us though has not done something risky and illogical for love.

Nice to read when you’re surrounded by Masai yourself :)

I was mostly just annoyed with Corinne, the main character, throughout the entire book. She comes across as completely ignorant: she doesn't know anything about the Masai culture and language, nor does she seem to care. Furthermore, she only seems to fall for her husband's looks and the idea of a Masai warrior, as she keeps calling Lketinga, her husband, "my warrior" or "my Masai" - exoticizing is never okay and happens far too often when describing African, male characters. Despite all this, having been to Kenya and then reading her descriptions of the characters and places she interacts with and stays in during her time is Kenya was nice. In the end, however, still wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

Dit voormalige biebboek trok mijn aandacht in een openbare boekenkast. Ik was net naar Kenia geweest en het onderwerp sprak me aan: hoe is het om als westerling met een masai te willen samenleven? Ik las dit boek op mijn werkplek in de lunchpauze en hoewel het niet goed geschreven is (‘en toen en toen en toen’) vermaakte ik me er prima mee. Helaas is het boek kwijtgeraakt op mijn werk. Anders had ik het zeker uitgelezen en zou mijn nieuwsgierig zijn bevredigd.

Update: na 5 jaar heb ik het boek teruggevonden en uitgelezen. Nog steeds slecht geschreven maar mijn nieuwsgierigheid is volledig bevredigd.

Pe cât am așteptat să citesc această carte pe atât a născut sentimente contradictorii .
Din categoria memorii paginile cărții redau povestea lui Corinne, elvețiană la origine, care ajunge sa se căsătorească cu Lketinga , un războinic masai din tribul sâmburu. Deși paginile cărții redau cu o claritate uimitoare diferențele culturale de care cei doi se lovesc , greutățile de care Corinne se lovește ( începând cu bariera lingvistica și continuând cu lipsa hranei și chiar momente in care Corinne era nevoită să îsi facă nevoile in tufișuri ) nu am sa înțeleg niciodată pe protagostina noastră cum a renunțat la viața ei in Elveția pentru un masai pe care l-a întâlnit pentru prima oară când a ajuns in Kenia cu Marco . Deși la început am crezut că tot ce a simțit Corinne a fost doar atracție sexuală , întrebarea de ce a renunțat la viața ei in Elveția pentru Lketinga a perpetuat mai ales că protagonista noastră s-a întors la el de fiecare dată când se externa din spital în urma episoadelor de malarie și hepatita . Cu toate acestea deabea aștept să pun mana pe restul cărților scrise de ea și am să ii dau 5 steluțe din 5