Shannon Galpin is earnest about her work in Afghanistan with nonprofits aimed at improving the lives of women and girls, but she also finds joyful release when riding her motorcycle or mountain bike across the country. Emily Woo Zeller recounts Galpin's two endeavors in her lovely clear voice, which wears an audible grin when Galpin goes flying down the hill with her hair in a scarf and wearing long pants--girls don't ride bikes here. Zeller's sensitivity is perceptible as Galpin describes being raped in Minneapolis as a teenager and chafing at the injustice of being criticized for leaving her daughter behind to work in a dangerous country when a father would be excused or even heralded. Zeller zips over the Afghani names without hesitation as well as renders the astonishing beauty of the landscape. A.B. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2015]
Trade Ed. Tantor Media 2014
CD ISBN 9781494503932 $39.99 Eight CDs
MP3-CD ISBN 9781494553937 $29.99 One MP3-CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Library Ed. Tantor Media 2014
CD ISBN 9781494533939 $83.99 Eight CDs
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