She’s sailed down the Nile in a wooden felucca boat, worked as a shepherdess in Israel and sheltered in an Indian wildlife park when nearby riots broke out.
Needless to say, Kiwi author Maria Gill has always been up for an adventure, while being equally fascinated by others who also head out on intrepid journeys.
It’s what has inspired her latest book where she tells the true stories of well-known legends such as Sir Edmund Hillary and Jean Batten –
