Amateur Naturalist: Germany-Monkeys
Narrative Nonfiction, Travel humor
Detailed Outline complete at 22,000 words
Overview
Mis-adventures while a group of volunteers and a hierarchy of biology grad students lived in tight quarters above a farm house, and tried their best to study Barbary Macaques in Southern Germany by the gorgeous Lake Konstanz (Bodensee). Chaos ensued: panic attacks, breakdowns, and so much crying, one has to wonder: who was more civilized? The monkeys or us. (spoiler: it was the monkeys).
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Key marketable features / Target Audience
Animals worldwide are in need of protection. This book can educate as well as be a great laugh!
Interested readers: College-educated Gen X and College-age Gen Y women interested in animals or fieldwork abroad, but not confidently at the professional level, will identify with my protagonist’s challenges.
Series Potential
This would be #3: Germany-Monkeys in the planned series.