Tails from the Bushveld

Only those who have lived and loved in Africa would understand the African meaning of "just now", which can mean anything between a few minutes and a few days. Richard Gerald Phillips was born in England but moved with his parents to South Africa when he was only six years old, soon becoming a "bushman" who understood the meaning.

Entertaining and amusing, these tales from Africa are beautifully written with fun illustrations. Told with tongue-in-cheek and a self-deprecating sense of humour, Richard's tales range from scary episodes with charging elephants, fishing - or snoring? - on a houseboat on Kariba, imagined UFOs, and being a multimillionaire in Zimbabwe.