Born in London, Marion Kaplan lived in Africa for more than twenty years. As a professional photojournalist, she has covered stories in
Time, Newsweek, The
Times and the
Observer; her travel writing has appeared in the New York Times. She is the author of
Focus Africa, a book on Africa's post-independence period. Since 1980 she has worked mainly in Europe and lived for several years in an old stone house in the Algarve.
Praise for Marion Kaplan
'Here is a book about Portugal and the Portuguese which succeeds in giving us a view, a kind one, without falling into the familiar trap of paternalism or banal anecdote. It is a work of merit, well written and researched...a dynamic portrait. The Portuguese could well to read it!' - Clara Ferreira Alves. ‘Sympathetic, perceptive, lively and full of information.’ - Times Literary Supplement.
'In this book [Kaplan] informs, stimulates and opens eyes...This book will give guests a new regard, a new understanding and a new affection for the people and the place.' - The Portugal Post.
