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'Vanessa Woods, Australian scientist and author, thought she had found her true love: chimpanzees. But in a reckless moment, she accepts a marriage proposal from a man she barely knows - and agrees to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. All she's sure of is that they will be studying bonobos, an extremely endangered species of ape with whom humans share 98.7% of our DNA.
As she adjusts to newlywed life in a war-torn country, Vanessa finds herself enchanted by these remarkable animals. They live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake. She came to study their habits and habitat, but soon learns much more: they teach her about love and belonging, about building a home, and about what makes us human.' (From the publisher's website.)
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A Liaison with Natural Born Lovers
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 September 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography -
Bonobo Bliss
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 324 2010; (p. 31)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography -
In Short : Nonfiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk 2010 single work biography ; Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography ; Detritus : Addressing Culture and the Arts 2010 selected work prose -
Cover Notes
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 August 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography ; Campaign Ruby 2010 single work novel
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Cover Notes
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 August 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography ; Campaign Ruby 2010 single work novel -
In Short : Nonfiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk 2010 single work biography ; Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography ; Detritus : Addressing Culture and the Arts 2010 selected work prose -
Bonobo Bliss
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 324 2010; (p. 31)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography -
A Liaison with Natural Born Lovers
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 September 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 2010 single work autobiography
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cCongo (Democratic Republic),cWest / Central Africa, Africa,