A Small Balance of Favors, Lincoln Dahl
A Small Balance of Favors, Lincoln Dahl
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A Small Balance of Favors
An African Adventure

Author: Lincoln Dahl

Narrator: Etienne Durandt

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lincoln Dahl

Published: 11/30/2021

Synopsis

Willard Thrasher Card III, from Cardston, Alberta, Canada embarks on an African adventure as a freshly-minted development expert. His assignment to Malawi dissolves just as he makes the disastrous decision to start a business and move his young family to Africa with him. With the help of new-found African friends, his family moves to Zambia and stumbles their way through several business failures. Eventually they find some success and recognize that Africa runs on a small balance of favors. This humorous fictional account is based on some real-life experiences and insights into modern Africa by an author who has worked in Africa for nearly thirty years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lizz

This was an interesting fictional book that felt like a memoir. It was a love letter to the people of Zambia where the author was assigned by his job and started a successful business after living there. The resilience of family was a strong theme in the book. A very enjoyable read for the prompt "b......more

Goodreads review by Scott

This is a fun read and very authentic. It is a great story about how some westerners discover what it's like to live in Africa. All of the adventures and mishaps seem to be leading these people to the right place. Along the way they make friendships that carry them forward. I thoroughly enjoyed it!......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Heartwarming without being trite. I loved that every character, even the "villains" were sympathetic. This is a loving homage to Africa, especially Zambia and its people, but is also a fish-out-of-water story that will be relatable to anyone who's ever started a new job, moved to a new community, or......more

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