“This episodic, warm exploration of identity and culture is both wide-eyed and surprisingly wise.”
– Kirkus Book Reviews
“Roberts’ frank and witty voice is perfect – she navigates both joy and sorrow with a deft, sure touch, and her descriptions of Baboon Camp are so bright and vivid, you can smell the dust. I couldn’t put it down.”
– Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe
“Roberts’s refreshing, upbeat debut is a rollicking memoir of girlhood adventure and matter-of-fact bravery.”
– Publishers Weekly
“A riveting account of a swashbuckling, lion-dodging, tough-as-nails childhood and also a perceptive examination of how the geographical and cultural fault lines within one person shift and rupture over time. I couldn’t put Wild Life down—this book left me hungry for awe.”
– Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements