Unexpected America

A powerful memoir of survival, betrayal, and resilience-- perfect for readers who love emotional true stories of women overcoming adversity.
Unexpected America is a mainstream memoir that reads like a thriller. Wanjiru Warama leaves Kenya in a huff and heads to the United States for a year's sabbatical. From the first day, she realizes she has to learn to live all over again in a new culture she knows nothing about. Loneliness debilitates her until she meets " Mr. Savior," who becomes not only her savior, but her lover and abuser. Money runs out, and she has to turn to housekeeping and babysitting to buy a ticket home. She keeps this hidden from her family and friends as the idealized American lifestyle turns into a mirage, and Warama plods along, tethered, until her persistence pays off.