About Neely Tucker

Neely Tucker, a reporter for The Washington Post, was born in Lexington, Mississippi. He has reported from more than 50 countries or territories in Africa, Europe, the Mideast and the nations that compose the former Soviet Union, frequently covering war and violent conflict.

His assignments have brought him face to face with many challenges, pehaps none so great as his experiences in Zimbabwe, which led him and his wife to adopt an orphan named Chipo. Chronicled in the book, Love In The Driest Season Neely wields a unique voice in describing war, poverty, racism and the AIDS epidemic.

Inspired by his experiences, audiences have responded to his public appearances - finding a renewed sense of what it means to be human.

About Love In The Driest Season

A memoir of of family, war, race and heartbreak, Love In The Driest Season chronicles the struggle of Neely Tucker and his wife Vita Tucker to adopt a Zimbabwe orphan. Breaking the rule in journalism of being the "dispassionate observer" Neely recounts the extraordinary story of what love is and is not as the Tuckers face a hostile bureaucracy in a race against time.

Named One of the Best Books of 2004 by:
Publishers Weekly
American Booksellers Association
New York City Public Library
Christian Science Monitor
Fort Myers News-Press

Awards:
Inspirational Memoir of the Year -- Books for a Better Life Foundation
Christopher Award
Most Popular Debut, 2004 -- Bookbrowse.com

Book of the Month or Special Recognition from:
Reader's Digest, Elle, O, Borders, Barnes and Noble and The Memphis Commercial Appeal