This book rates in my top 10 of all time. In the vein of Eat, Pray, Love, with a much more humanitarian and adventursome bend, given this story begins in the 50's. I cannot say it better than what Shirely herself posts on her blog: "When I was 27 years old, I boarded the MS Oslofjord and set sail for the Land of the Midnight Sun: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. My plan was to work my way around the world playing jazz accordion, and that is exactly what I did. I ended up visiting and living in 67 countries, became the first woman to drive a Land Rover from England to Kathmandu, was kidnapped and questioned by Turkish police, was offered a job by the CIA, was cured of asthma by an indigenous doctor in Kashmir, managed a clinic in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal, and stood against death threats to write and publish the first ever Who’s Who of Black South Africans.". This is a must read and a very good Book Club pick -her incredible experiences and the risks she took for not only herself, but for the South Africans and refugees she helped along the way, show us all that one person can truly make a difference.