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My Wild and Precious Life

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I was more in love with the author's project than with her book. The first half of it was based pretty much on how she became involved with the Precious Project. For me, the exciting part of the book was reading about life in Tanzania and her work helping to build a school and better life for the children.

Having lived in West Africa for five years helped me to relate to a lot of Rheault's experiences. The descriptions of Tanzania and the people brought back memories for me. I hope to also go back to Africa someday to volunteer, and maybe it will be with the Precious Project.

Thank you for your selfless story, Susanne Rheault. Thank you Smith Publicity.

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I felt that was a very well written and emotional book. Written so the reader could follow and understand the time line. I reccomend this book to some who enjoys reading about a wild and or about a precious lives.

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I thoroughly enjoyed Susie Rheault's memoir. She takes us on a journey from her early upbringing as a "military brat" to ex-pat life in East Africa with her husband. I can relate somewhat as I also grew up with a father in the military and I now live and work in (West) Africa. Her writing style, musings of daily life, and her often conflicted thoughts that have developed the longer she's lived there, drew me in and kept me engaged. I admire her work, both in the public health arena and with the Precious Project, which has changed the lives of many children and adults. I happened to click on the website to the Precious Project and look forward to exploring it in depth, especially putting faces to names mentioned in the book and keeping up with the project's ongoing progress and success.

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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

My Wild and Precious Life is a memoir about the Precious Project in Tanzania. This book was....slightly disappointing for me. I do love memoirs, but unfortunately, it just fell short for me.

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“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. For indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead

In this stunning memoir, Susie Rheault talks about how her life has lead her to The Precious Project in Tanzania and how this project has evolved over the years. This book is heart-breaking, encouraging, cheerful, tear-inducing, and beautiful all at once. I enjoyed this book from the very start and by the time she mentioned my hometown in German, she had me wrapped around her finder. I could not put it down until I was done with it and then went straight to researching the Precious Project online. I highly encourage readers to learn more about this project and support it as well..

I cannot wait until I can buy an actual copy of this book to put on my bookshelf and share it with friends.

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I enjoyed this book. It is very well written. I can't wait to read more by her. She is very inspiring and motivating. I admire what she is doing in the world. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

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