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Mary Martin Devlin
For several years in the eighties, Mary Martin Devlin lectured in francophone Africa for the United States Information Agency. During one of those tours she met, and later married,...view moreFor several years in the eighties, Mary Martin Devlin lectured in francophone Africa for the United States Information Agency. During one of those tours she met, and later married, the legendary CIA officer, Larry Devlin, in Kinshasa, Zaire. Because of his many years in Africa, she was welcomed in his circles of friends in all levels of Zairian society. She spent many hours with Mobutu, his family, and his entourage as well as with opposition leaders eager to share their grievances. After leaving Africa, she didn't want to forget what life was like there: the breathtaking beauty of the country along with its squalor and misery, the chronic political maneuvering, the abusive power of corporations like big oil, and, of course, the expatriate life. In all those years, the individuals who touched her the most were the Europeans who had grown up in Zaire, the children of missionaries, for example, or of Belgian colonials. They felt like foreigners in Europe, they believed with all their heart that Africa was their home, and they were devoted to Zaire and optimistic about its future. When she decided to write this novel, she knew that it would revolve around the plight of one of these Europeans.view less
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