320pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Hardie Grant Custom, Australia, 2026
ISBN: 9781761452918
Catherine DeVrye, who has visited more than 150 countries and kept a daily journal for over fifty years, offers a rich mosaic of adventures, observations and encounters from her travels to demonstrate how courage, kindness, and human connection appear in the most unexpected places.
The countries she has visited include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Catherine DeVrye started life in a Canadian orphanage. After the loss of both her adoptive parents she moved to Australia. A cancer survivor and former IBM executive, she’s delivered presentations in over 30 countries, been named Australian Executive Woman of the Year and Keynote Speaker of the Year, and has carried the Olympic torch. Her previous books include Hope Happens!, Hope Is My Compass and Good Service is Good Business.