<p>This popular and well-reviewed book has now been revised with the assistance of several enthusiastic readers, former and current expatriates and Kenyan and Tanzanian friends.The captivating story recounts the humour and tragedy of the author's life as a young boy growing up in what was then colonial Tanganyika and Kenya, and the newly independent countries which emerged. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Africa before and after the Winds of Change swept across the continent to alter the lives of so many lucky enough to experience those times. Like many who were born and lived in Africa, the author's life was not the easy one people think colonial expatriates enjoyed, and he relates so vividly his own tragic experiences with hardship, danger and death. Many perils abounded from wild animals, venomous snakes and deadly tropical illnesses. Notwithstanding the ever-present black shadow of death and danger, was the natural instinct of kids to have fun, and the escapades and pleasure the author and his contemporaries created for themselves is related by Penhaligon with rib-aching humour. Show More Show Less</p>

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Biographies & Memoirs

Penhaligon, James

Memoirs

Trevelyan Publishers Ltd

<p>Finding Ignatius.A modern mystery, an ancient disappearance.An adventure saga like no other.Ignatius Tregurtha, apprehended for smuggling in 1786 by the King's Revenue, escaped his convict ship in the Cape of Good Hope. There is a rumour that he took refuge in the great western desert across the Gariep River. Dr Tobias Vingoe, his distant nephew, sets out to discover what became of him.In the most inhospitable part of the Namib desert, he encounters deceit, murder and tragedy. Marooned with a beautiful woman and a San Bushman companion, he fights his own demons and the many perils of the desert. If they survive, will Tobias find out about Ignatius, and is there any truth in the legend about a hoard of diamonds awaiting discovery?</p>

Finding Ignatius: a modern mystery, an ancient disappearance

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

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