Rain for My Roots
Rain for My Roots by Naomi Ainslie, published by iUniverse in May 2008, is a narrative that follows the journey of Ann Morgan, a young woman from rural Canada. As she seeks her identity, Ann embarks on a transformative trek across Asia during the mid-1950s, working with UNICEF in Bangkok and the British Intelligence Agency in Singapore. Her travels take her through various countries, including Thailand, India, and South Vietnam, where she engages in efforts to combat poverty and disease while uncovering illegal activities.
Throughout her adventures, Ann encounters diverse cultures and experiences, from treating a child with yaws to navigating the complexities of local transportation. Her journey also includes moments of personal growth, such as a brief love affair and encounters with unique individuals, including a “bandit” in the Cambodian jungle. This first edition, comprising 244 pages, offers readers a glimpse into the challenges and insights that shape Ann into a strong and independent woman, ultimately discovering her own roots.
Official synopsis Publisher
From a lonely childhood spent in rural Canada, idealistic Ann Morgan goes in search of her own identity as a young woman. In the mid-1950s she embarks on a trek that takes her to Asia as an employee of UNICEF in Bangkok and a British Intelligence Agency in Singapore.
Her travels take her to Thailand, India, Burma, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Borneo, Malaya and other exotic locales, where she makes a contribution to reduce poverty and disease, as well as exposing subversive and illegal activities.
Ann’s adventures include treating a child with yaws, uncovering a smuggling ring, communing with Mt. Kanchenjunga near Mt. Everest, and riding local transportation. They also include an episode with a cobra and a meeting with a “bandit” in the Cambodian jungle. Ann gains insights into Asian culture, finds friendship, and in Bangkok has a brief love affair with an American doctor.
She gradually discovers that she is a strong and independent young woman. Ann has found the rain for her roots. “With her painterly prose Naomi takes us down crowded urban streets and into the jungle, introducing us to exotic lands and fascinating people as she weaves her magical tales.”-Lee Freehling, Librarian
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