“Imagine waking up to the rustle of a jungle wind and the howling of monkeys. Imagine a place where morning coffee doesn’t come from Starbucks and the nearest doctor is a three-day hike away, longer if it rains.

Imagine navigating your way down a trail — where a hungry leopard could be lying in wait — just to use the bathroom.

Imagine cobras, man-eating tigers and neighbors who decorate their homes with the human skulls they hollowed out the night before.”

Extract from a Fascinating interview with Bea Swedien

Under the red blanket is available from all good bookstores including Amazon and Barnes and Noble and in all formats including Amazon Kindle, and in full colour (simply stunning) on iTunes for the iPad.