In this fascinating family memoir, Jane Walker reveals the remarkable life and achievements of her father, Russell Wollen, a forgotten pioneer whose impact on the Kenyancoffee industry influenced the development of a nation.From a grass hut to global negotiating tables, interwoven with the family's narrative of love, drama and sacrifice, this absorbing tale is a poignant window into Kenya's colonialpast. Wollen's resilience, determination and vision was instrumental in...

FINALIST IN THE TRAVEL CATEGORY, INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, 2018.A Maverick New Zealand Way is a Maverick writing about her own country. After her mother died, Mary Jane walked all New Zealand for four years. She will make you feel like you have already arrived. And perhaps even that you have known her and her country for years.Mary Jane shares her love of environmental conservation and volunteering, trekking and adventure. She suggests sustainable...

'Written with such understanding and power it takes your breath away' - JEREMY VINEDISCOVER THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SENSITIVITYHave you even been told you are being 'too sensitive'? That you should develop a thicker skin? Society tells us that it's bad to be too soft, or feel too much. But is it?Hannah Jane Walker, a highly sensitive person, has spent years researching sensitivity. Drawing on a wide range of experts, ideas and...

First published in February 2021, The Sensational South Island is the companion volume to The Neglected North Island: New Zealand's other half, judged 'Best Antipodean Cultural Travel Book 2021' by Lux Life magazine, lux-review.com. Both books expand on and update A Maverick New Zealand Way, which was a finalist in Travel at the International Book Awards, 2018. Mary Jane was born in New Zealand and constantly finds more to explore in her native land!...

'Written with such understanding and power it takes your breath away' - JEREMY VINEDISCOVER THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SENSITIVITYHave you even been told you are being 'too sensitive'? That you should develop a thicker skin? Society tells us that it's bad to be too soft, or feel too much. But is it?Hannah Jane Walker, a highly sensitive person, has spent years researching sensitivity. Drawing on a wide range of experts, ideas and...

Kiwi adventurer Mary Jane Walker explored America by Amtrak Train, travelling one and a half times around the lower 48 states and stopping off in Hawai‘i as well.The most memorable part of her trip was when she took the train to the Glacier, Grand Teton, Yosemite and Rocky Mountains National Parks before the snow hit. She nearly met a Grizzly Bear and now knows why Americans do not have to travel much worldwide, as they really do have it all in the USA.She went to to the Ci...

With links to blog posts containing colour photographs and videos, 'A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door' describes Mary Jane's three trips, so far, to Nepal and the Himalayan region.A little over a decade ago, Mary Jane knew almost nothing about the region. Since then, she has learned a lot. Delving deeply into Himalayan history, 'A Nomad in Nepal' is also a mine of useful firsthand experience about guiding and trekking pitfalls and the politics of the region, all while descri...

2021 IPPY Awards Bronze medallist in Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Rim – Best Regional Non-FictionAlso judged 'Best Antipodean Cultural Travel Book 2021' by Lux Life magazine (lux-review.com), The Neglected North Island describes New Zealand's other main island: the North Island. The North Island of New Zealand is often overlooked in favour of the mountain scenery of the South Island.Yet it's in the North Island that most of New Zealand's Māori culture is to be found, as we...

Kiwi adventurer Mary Jane Walker's presents her first three books, A Maverick Traveller, A Maverick New Zealand Way and A Maverick Cuban Way in a single anthology.A Maverick Traveller opens with an account of an epic journey across half the world on a Chinese Junk. Mary Jane then goes on to describe her early life and adventures, including a spell as a city councillor in Auckland, New Zealand.A Maverick New Zealand Way is an award finalis...

The first in Mary Jane Walker's series of worldwide travel adventures.At twenty, Mary Jane left New Zealand for five years. A Maverick Traveller begins with an epic voyage on a Chinese junk named La Dame de Canton, and then goes on to describe her later adventures worldwide.By the time she sat down to write her books Mary Jane had travelled the world, from the Arctic Circle to working as a park ranger on an uninhabited island administered ...

The Sensational South Island describes eight road tours to do in the South Island of New Zealand, plus trips to offshore islands including the remote Chathams group. The book is well illustrated, and each chapter links to blog posts with more images, at higher resolution.The Sensational South Island is also the companion volume to The Neglected North Island: New Zealand's other half, judged 'Best Antipodean Cultural Travel Book 2021' by Lux Life magazine, lux-review.com, and a bron...

A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door updates Mary Jane's earlier book, A Maverick Himalayan Way.With links to blog posts containing colour photographs and videos, A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door describes Mary Jane's three trips, so far, to Nepal and the Himalayan region.A little over a decade ago, Mary Jane knew almost nothing about the region. Since then, she has learned a lot. Delving deeply into Himalayan history, A Nomad in Nepal...