Explorer, Ther Healer, and the Hippopotamus

In 1893 Ethiopia, British surveyor Arthur Pembridge arrives near Lake Tana with maps, instruments, and far too much confidence. Mariam Zala quickly teaches him otherwise. The roads change with rain, the lake keeps its own counsel, the villagers guard what outsiders have no right to take, and the Reed Mouth is ruled by a dangerous hippopotamus with no Christian manners. Tirunesh Woldemariam, a resp...