by Lesley Thomson | Jan 18, 2022 | Book Reviews, Memoirs
THE LION, the DUNG BEETLE and the VELD TOOL BOX 20 Bush Tales from Southern Africa by David Bristow The fourth of David Bristow’s books on travel and the environment in Africa is as informative and entertaining as the previous ones. Well known South African natural...
by Lesley Thomson | Dec 10, 2021 | Book Reviews, Novel & Fiction
TAKUDZWA AND JACK BY Barry Stranack Jack put his arm around Takkie and whispered sadly, “We all take different paths in life, but wherever we go we will take a little of each other with us.” Born on the same day, born on the same land, they are soul-mates. But...
by Lesley Thomson | Nov 17, 2021 | Art
Ros Brown South African based, Ros Brown developed her love of Africa, its people and places whilst growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe. Though watercolours are her main form of expression, she also paints in oils and is learning pastels. Ros works as an accountant in...
by Lesley Thomson | Nov 17, 2021 | Book Reviews, Memoirs
ULENDO: WALKING WHERE VULTURES FLY by Iain Macdonald An absorbing memoir that spans decades, Ulendo is also a historical record of walking safaris in Zambia, and Tanzania. The author’s first safari was at the age of 4 years old, when fine dining was eating baked...
by Lesley Thomson | Nov 17, 2021 | Book Reviews, Historical
TREE TALES OF ZIMBABWE by Jonathan Waters Why do the two magnificent old baobabs, one on either side of the road at Makuti going towards Kariba, Zimbabwe, share the name “The Wee Wee Tree?” This superbly presented coffee-table book is a unique and fascinating way of...
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