About Into Africa a Personal Journey:
A remarkable and intriguing story about a journey to West Africa, the land of Blackwood’s ancestors. Into Africa, a Personal Journey begins in Nigeria with exposure to the tight control by the military that causes Blackwood to experience fear as never before. The journey takes her on an exploration of a new mysterious world where she experiences joy and wonderment as she shares in the lives of family members, friends and new acquaintances.
In Ghana, her respect for human beings, and her sense of adventure along with destiny, lead her to meet Adamson. Determined to see it all, she finds herself in desperate situations, each mysteriously resolved by strangers. Peppered with nostalgic flashbacks to her native Jamaica, and colourful descriptions of West Africa, the memoir resonates with unique poignancy, a love of people, and Blackwood’s growing spiritual quest for her African roots among the proud Ashanti people. Down to earth, vulnerable yet fearless, Blackwood shares with us a small part of her life as it unfolds.
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Author Bio:
Yvonne Blackwood is an African-Canadian author, she has published three adult non-fiction books: Into Africa a Personal Journey, Will That Be Cash or ‘Cuffs? and Into Africa, The Return. She has also published three children’s picture books in The Nosey Charlie Adventure series.
She is an award-winning short-story writer and has contributed to several anthologies, including the international Human Kindness, Canadian Voices, and Wordscape. Yvonne has published articles in magazines, including Our Canada, InTouch, and Green Prints. As a columnist, she wrote numerous articles for several newspapers, including the Toronto Star.