Last Orders at the Changamire Arms Humorous Memoirs of a Rhodesian D. C |
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| Author:
| Walker, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4943-0779-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.50 |
Book Description:
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Robin is Tom Sharpe mixed with a dose of Montgomery of Alamein and lightly drizzled with essence of Alexander McCall Smith. The book, whose title is Last Orders at the Changamire Arms, tells the story of the characters he knew during the dying days of Rhodesia. It is witty, wonderfully crafted, brilliantly observed and very, very moreish.Reviews - "The author has provided such a legacy, largely humorous, but deeply thought-provoking.""Walker has captured the absurd, tragic theater of...
More DescriptionRobin is Tom Sharpe mixed with a dose of Montgomery of Alamein and lightly drizzled with essence of Alexander McCall Smith. The book, whose title is Last Orders at the Changamire Arms, tells the story of the characters he knew during the dying days of Rhodesia. It is witty, wonderfully crafted, brilliantly observed and very, very moreish.Reviews - "The author has provided such a legacy, largely humorous, but deeply thought-provoking.""Walker has captured the absurd, tragic theater of resentment that has spun off post-colonial Africa in a way that will remain singular to my way of thinking. Uniquely, potently appropriate. Funny. Devastatingly funny."