Letters from the edge : 12 women of the world write home

## About the New Internationalist The New Internationalist is an independent not-for-profit publishing co-operative. Our mission is to report on issues of global justice. We publish informative current affairs and popular reference titles, complemented by world food, photography and gift books as well as calendars, diaries, maps and posters -all with a global justice world view. If you like this book, you'll also enjoy the New Internationalist magazine. Each month has a main theme, such as Ethical Travel or Nuclear Weapons, as well as a Special Feature such as Guilt or How to Get Out of Iraq. In addition there are music, film and book reviews, country profiles, interviews and worldwide news. To find out more about the New Internationalist, visit our website at www.newint.org 12 Women of the World Write Home Letters from the Edge 'letters From The Edge' Is A Powerful Collection In Which Women Home In On The Nuances And Resonances Of Everyday Life And Culture In 12 Remote Locations. Letters From Mawere (zimbabwe) / Yvonne Burgess -- Letters From The Yellow River (china) / Carol Davis -- Letters From La Paz (bolivia) / Susanna Rance -- Letters From Tamil Nadu (india) / Mari Marcel Thekaekara -- Letters From Lahore (pakistan) / Maria Del Nevo -- Letters From Lagos (nigeria) / Elizabeth Obadina -- Letters From Russia And Chechnya / Olivia Ward -- Letters From Atlantis (colombia) / Jenny James -- Letters From Tsengel (mongolia) / Louisa Waugh -- Letters From Beirut (lebanon) / Reem Haddad -- Letters From Bambous (mauritius) -- Letters From Cairo (egypt) / Maria Golia. Annotation Letters from the Edge is a powerful collection in which women home in on the nuances and resonances of everyday life and culture in twelve remote locations. Each authors collected letters provide unique insight into what life is like in places we can often only dream about visiting, such as the frozen steppes of Mongolia; the sprawling, hot hustle of Lagos, Nigeria; and the rainforested mountain slopes of Colombia. The book contains brief biographies on each author and profiles each countrys political situation at the time of writing and up to the present day. It is punctuated throughout with black-and-white illustrations