After growing up in Kenya, Mary Fogarty has travelled whenever she can, acquiring languages and loving inappropriate men along the road. She spent time in Mexico in her early twenties and lived in Milan in her late twenties, teaching English. She has worked in publishing - on and off - since the 1990s and was a freelance medical journalist for over 20 years, but never stopped travelling. For four years she commuted to Perth (Australia) and then worked as editor of the journal Oncology Times while living in Spain. Since 2014 she has worked in Marrakech (Morocco) as a travel guide, editor and translator. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she is the presenter of monthly meetings at The Globetrotters Club, edits their newsletter, Globe, and regularly gives talks there about her travels. In Spite of Myself is her first book.

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• 1. The Kenya years2. Growing up, Fleet Street and a boyfriend3. From Milan to Mexico4. A career at last5. The return to East Africa6. From Nepal to Australia7. Mixing with Macedonians8. Sojourn in southern Africa9. On going to live in Spain10. Marrakech and mes amoursEpilogue

After growing up in Kenya, Mary Fogarty has travelled whenever she can, acquiring languages and loving inappropriate men along the road. She spent time in Mexico in her early twenties and lived in Milan in her late twenties, teaching English. She has worked in publishing - on and off - since the 1990s and was a freelance medical journalist for over 20 years, but never stopped travelling. For four years she commuted to Perth (Australia) and then worked as editor of the journal Oncology Times while living in Spain. Since 2014 she has worked in Marrakech (Morocco) as a travel guide, editor and translator. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she is the presenter of monthly meetings at The Globetrotters Club, edits their newsletter, Globe, and regularly gives talks there about her travels. In Spite of Myself is her first book.

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• 1. The Kenya years2. Growing up, Fleet Street and a boyfriend3. From Milan to Mexico4. A career at last5. The return to East Africa6. From Nepal to Australia7. Mixing with Macedonians8. Sojourn in southern Africa9. On going to live in Spain10. Marrakech and mes amoursEpilogue

After growing up in Kenya, Mary Fogarty has travelled whenever she can, acquiring languages and loving inappropriate men along the road. She spent time in Mexico in her early twenties and lived in Milan in her late twenties, teaching English. She has worked in publishing - on and off - since the 1990s and was a freelance medical journalist for over 20 years, but never stopped travelling. For four years she commuted to Perth (Australia) and then worked as editor of the journal Oncology Times while living in Spain. Since 2014 she has worked in Marrakech (Morocco) as a travel guide, editor and translator. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she is the presenter of monthly meetings at The Globetrotters Club, edits their newsletter, Globe, and regularly gives talks there about her travels. In Spite of Myself is her first book.

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• 1. The Kenya years2. Growing up, Fleet Street and a boyfriend3. From Milan to Mexico4. A career at last5. The return to East Africa6. From Nepal to Australia7. Mixing with Macedonians8. Sojourn in southern Africa9. On going to live in Spain10. Marrakech and mes amoursEpilogue