Drink the Bitter Root : A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa Bruce Grenville Hadfield completed thefirst Canadian spacewalk

Hadfield completed thefirst Canadian spacewalk and installed the Canadarm 2 on the International Space Station

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Drink the Bitter Root : A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa Bruce Grenville Hadfield completed thefirst Canadian spacewalkDescription Set across Africa, this is a deeply engaging investigation of trauma, justice and the redemptive powers of imagination from an internationally acclaimed author. Drink the Bitter Root is a provocative, emotionally charged account of one writer's travels in sub Saharan Africa. Haunted by the 1993 murder of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers in what became known as the Somalia affair, and long fascinated by the "dark continent," Gary