The White Masai

While I was enjoying my time under the Malediven sun I had time to read a great book, The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann. It's a true story about a Swiss woman who falls in love with a Masai warrior while on vacation in Kenya with her Swiss boyfriend. Within months she leaves her life behind in Europe to marry and live with her warrior in the Kenyan bush.

Here is an editorial review from B&N:

The White Masai combines adventure and the pursuit of passion in a page-turning story of two star-crossed lovers from vastly different backgrounds. Corinne, a European entrepreneur, meets Lketinga, a Samburu warrior, while on vacation in Mombasa on Kenya's glamorous coast. Despite language and cultural barriers, they embark on an impossible love affair. Corinne uproots her life to move to Africa -- not the romantic Africa of popular culture but the Africa of the Masai, in the middle of the isolated bush, where five-foot-tall huts made from cow dung serve as homes. Undaunted by wild animals, hunger, and bouts with tropical diseases, she tries to forge a life with Lketinga. But slowly the dream starts to crumble when she can no longer ignore the chasm between their two vastly different cultures.

 I read the book while relaxing on the beach in Kurumba, The Maldives.

I first learned of this story by watching the movie on a Swiss television channel. It was completely in German, but it totally captivated me. I purchased the book a view days later. Unfortunately, the movie does not do the book justice. Although good, the movie doesn't provide in detail the adventures, heartache, love, and strength the character endures.

So if you have time and are interested in reading a book that is compelling from cover to cover, I suggest The White Masai. Or watch the movie on youtube.  Unfortunately, the trailer (below) is in German.  But you can find the movie on youtube with English subtitles.

Enjoy.