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Nightmare in Paradise: Chiefs, Witchdoctors, Volcanoes & Us drops readers into the wild beauty of Vanuatu, where memoirist Irene Waters trades routine for the unknown. Her 2018 trade paperback recounts living among island chiefs, negotiating with witchdoctors, and dodging active volcanoes while piecing together a new life far from the familiar.
Waters writes with candid warmth, blending autobiography and travelogue for adults and curious young readers. In 174 pages she captures the pulse of village politics, the scent of kerosene lanterns, and the rumble of lava underfoot, all stitched together with self-deprecating humor that keeps the narrative buoyant even when danger looms.
This copy arrives in like-new condition from a smoke-free home and carries extra value: it is personally signed and inscribed by Irene Waters, making it a collectible keepsake for lovers of true stories, Pacific history, and off-the-grid adventure.