ANTIPODE: Tales of a Biologist in Madagascar
By Heather E. Heying
St. Martin's Press (2002)

Heather Heying is a rare species – a field biologist with a flair for writing and sharp insights into the behavior of both homo sapiens and the more exotic fauna she studies in the wild. Indeed, last year she won first place for non-fiction in The Atlantic Monthly’s 1999 Student Writer’s Competition. Her winning entry will be published in The Atlantic this coming fall.

The Atlantic article is based on chapter eight of ANTIPODE: Tales of a Biologist in Madagascar, a science/adventure narrative recounting her experiences living for months on end in a tent on a remote island off the Malagasy coast. When Heather wasn’t investigating the sex life of poisonous frogs, she observed and reflected on Malagasy daily life, the clash between the cultures of developing and industrialized societies, the failures of the conservation movement, and the paradoxical impact of "ecotourism." The result is a book that will appeal to viewers of the Discovery Channel, readers of Natural History and the National Geographic, fans of writers such as Tim Severin, Tim Cahill, and Jane Goodall, armchair travelers, and conservationists. Women in their 20s and 30s with a taste for adventure travel – real or vicarious – will relate to this book and its author.

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