
Author Talk With Ned McMahon: Wisdom Under the Baobab Tree
February 13 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Shelburne resident and UVM professor Ned McMahon, who is also an international development consultant and former diplomat, is sharing his first work of fiction with us tonight! Wisdom Under the Baobab Tree is about the life, love and challenges of a somewhat intelligent, somewhat handsome, and slightly naïve young American who is drawn into the politics of a fictitious but realistic African country, drawing on McMahon’s own years of work and life across the continent. This very relevant book tackles themes of both personal and national development, and the challenges of nurturing a democratic political system in an authoritarian context.