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001			on1049805630
003			OCoLC
005			20180827013005.0
008			180824s2018 xxua 000 0 eng d
040			_aNFG _erda _cNFG
020			_a9780692130209
020			_a0692130209
035			_a(OCoLC)1049805630
092			_aByron, M. _bB996
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aByron, Mary Ann. _9367049
245	0	0	_aNo ordinary life : _bawakenings in the final days of Apartheid / _cMary Ann Byron with Lori Windsor Mohr.
260			_a[Place of publication not identified] : _bMountain High Publishing, _c2018.
300			_a283 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes discussion questions.
520			_aWhen Mary, who dreams of travel and adventure, meets Patrick, who has dedicated his life to Foreign Service, the two are a perfect match. The couple marry and set off for his assignment to South Africa. The year is 1992. Nelson Mandela is free, his course set to end apartheid. Patrick's post at the U.S. Embassy in Cape Town is to keep the American diplomatic community safe during what will be two years of political turmoil. Instead of her dream of adventure, Mary struggles with the restrictions imposed by diplomatic life during times of high risk. The stress on Patrick is tremendous. When the U.S. ambassador denies Mary's request to seek local employment due to security concerns, she gets a job at the embassy. Happy to be working in Foreign Service, the exotic setting Mary dreamed of turns out to be a pressure cooker that undermines her freedom, her friendships, and ultimately, her marriage.
600	0	0	_aByron, Mary Ann _vBiography. _9367050
651		0	_aSouth Africa _vBiography. _9191196
650		0	_aApartheid. _9367051
700	1		_aMohr, Lori Windsor, _eauthor. _9367052
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c278355 _d278355