Beyond Timbuktu: Journeys of Hope and Humanity

Bestselling Australian author Catherine DeVrye has visited more than 150 countries and kept a daily journal for over fifty years, never imagining some words would be translated into over a dozen languages. She started life in a Canadian orphanage, and following the death of her parents the year after she graduated in the USA, arrived in Australia with a backpack, $200 and one-way ticket.After a global career with IBM, she’s delivered presentations in over thirty countries and been named Australian Executive Woman of the Year and Keynote Speaker of the Year.A cancer survivor, Catherine has carried the Olympic torch, volunteered with street kids in Vietnam, swum with sharks in Madagascar, cycled the Andes, trekked beyond Everest Base Camp – and voyaged to Timbuktu. Her previous books include Hope Happens!, Hot Lemon & Honey, Who Says I Can’t, Hope as My Compass and Japan: An A-Z Guide.

‘Catherine may set out to go everywhere, but her explorations prove that with an open mind anywhere is as friendly as home.’ Tony Wheeler founder of Lonely Planet ‘The world needs hope, like never before. This wonderful book provides pathways to it and encouragement to flourish in life.’ Rev Tim Costello-Former CEO World Vision ‘Breathtaking in scope, rich in observations and deep in wisdom, Timbuktu to Kathmandu is more than an armchair ride around the world: it’s a gripping adventure story that challenges our stereotypes and prejudices about other people in other places.’ Hugh Mackay, author Kindness Revolution‘Each chapter of this armchair journey reminds us that goodness is the dominant force of our human spirit’ Greg Mortimer, First Australian to summit Mt Everest