Book Rec of the Day 2/11/.2007

INVESTIGATIVE NONFICTION

A white-knuckle survival story set in the Amazon, a love story fraught with insurmountable obstacles, a lively history of exploration, The Mapmaker’s Wife has it all. It’s the story of explorer Jean Godin and his wife, Isabel Gramesón, and their frightening jungle adventure. The writing is as vivid as the story is extraordinary. It’s adventure with a historical, nuptial twist.

THE MAPMAKER’S WIFE: A TRUE TALE OF LOVE, MURDER, AND SURVIVAL IN THE AMAZON, by Robert Whitaker (Delta, 2004)