The Shaman in Stilettos

The Shaman in Stilettos

Summary

When celebrity journalist Anna Hunt takes a break from her glamorous, high-powered and fast-paced job to live in Peru for three months, none of her friends take her seriously. A burn-the-candle-at-both-ends 29-year-old with a love of stilettos, chocolate, fast cars and Sauvignon Blanc, she seems to have it all, including a wealthy boyfriend and a comfortable pad in Marylebone. How will she manage in a Third World country?

Anna's quest takes her from the wilderness of the Amazon jungle where she drinks ayahuasca, one of the most mysterious and potent hallucinogens known to man, to a passionate affair with Maximo Morales, a disarmingly seductive and charismatic shaman who offers her the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become his apprentice. Anna embarks on what is to be an utterly exhilarating, life-changing journey of mysterious rituals and burning passion. Will she find the fulfilment and inner peace she craves? And how will she bridge her two worlds and bring the ancient healing arts home to 21st century London?

About the author

Anna Hunt

Upon completing her MA in modern history at Cambridge, Anna made documentaries for Channel 4, before moving into newspapers and celebrity journalism. She has worked at the Daily Express and the Mail On Sunday's Night & Day Magazine, and she has written for the Independent On Sunday, the Sunday Express, Radio Times andPsychologies. Anna continues to write for the Daily Mail, and she hosts shamanic retreats and workshops internationally.
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