Some sun faeding to page edges and previous owner's inscription in front

Born in Sydney in the late 1950s, Brooks longs to discover the vivid places where she believes history and culture are made. Pen pals from the Middle East, France and America offer her the window she craves on life beyond Australia... 20 years later she is an award-winning foreign correspondent covering wars and famines. Still intrigued by her girlhood correspondents, she embarks on a human treasure hunt to find her long-lost pen friends...