One Flew over the Banyan Tree

<p>This delightful book follows the adventures of a young boy's memorable stay at his cantankerous Grandmothers house after his father loses a top job and abandons his young family. Amusing chapters takes the reader through a remarkable panorama of adventures featuring the unique palavers and adventures of the Breakfast- eaters at an illegal shanty restaurant (which for want of a signboard is dubbed the Nameless) the ruminations of a tree-climbing canine philosopher who despairs of the human race a dastardly election campaign an elixir for becoming young again headless ghosts dubious scholars at a private school and plenty more lovable incidents and adventures.</p> <p>The book paints a portrait of life in a specific district of a fictional former British colony in the early sixties.</p>