Sahara: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival

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A journey of love, loss and survival. Having walked more than 5000 kilometres from Trafalgar Square to Morocco, Paula Constant finds herself at the westernmost edge of the Sahara Desert - and the brink of sanity. The wheels have fallen off her marriage and her funds are quickly drying up, but she is determined to complete the second stage- walking through the romantic Big Empty of Northern Africa to Cairo. Sahara is the story of Paula's struggle to overcome her innermost demons and take control of her journey, her camels and the men she hires to guide her through one of planet's most extreme regions. Illness, landmines and political red tape stand between Paula and the realisation of a life's dream. Sahara is a thrilling adventure and a story of joy, heartache, inspiration and despair. But, above all, it's a celebration of the human spirit in all its guises.

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Australian adventurer Paula Constant began walking from Trafalgar Square, London, in 2004. Since then, she has walked over 12,000 kilometres through France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, the Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and NIger. After her West to East solo crossing of the Sahara was interrupted by political strife in Niger in mid 2007, Paula returned to Australia. She plans to resume her walk after the desert summer, in September 2008, backed by sponsors Birkenstock Australia and the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. When Paula walks into Cairo, she will be the first woman ever to have made a solo crossing of the Sahara from West to East, on foot, walking through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Egypt en route. She is currently writing her second book detailing the desert walk.