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Stephanie Curtis and Tom Weber

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"Love, Africa: A Memoir of Romance, War and Survival"
"Love, Africa: A Memoir of Romance, War and Survival"
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Jeffrey Gettleman is the East Africa correspondent for the New York Times. His new memoir, "Love, Africa: A Memoir of Romance, War and Survival," recounts his time as a war correspondent that eventually led to his dream career as a journalist based in Africa.

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