Surviving A Simple Life - Couverture souple

Patrick Smyth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 098286499X ISBN 13 : 9780982864999

Editeur : Enchanted Forest Press, 2012

Synopsis

Patrick Smyth's typical suburban childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, changed suddenly when, at the age of seven, he boarded a train to boarding school surrounded by bush veldt. Life in the Springbok Flats brought floods, droughts, and plagues of mice and insects. He met a range of bullies with courage and cunning. He invented mischievous solutions to boredom. As a soldier, he survived frightening encounters with elephants and other African animals. He escaped a nighttime confrontation with a bull elephant by climbing a hill. A sudden rain shower saved him from a dangerous bush fire. These and other adventures and challenges shaped and prepared him for life as an adult. He tells the story of an innovative, caring, irrepressible, and adventurous spirit determining its own course in life with very little nurturing or support. As a bonus, Patrick has included a chapter with his perspective on the lessons from the events in the story.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Enchanted Forest Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 098286499X
• ISBN 13: 9780982864999
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 388
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• Personne responsable: non disponible