Painting the Mosque for Christmas?

This is the story of one person. An errand boy junior artist car washer cub scout choirboy glass runner wine waiter postman tomato plant and faggot stripper potato picker life guard scout leader canoe instructor teacher cattle rancher polo player forest and sawmill manager head of English logger general manager managing director importer exporter businessman outdoor pursuits instructor fund raiser headmaster principal CEO school founder advisor and appraiser mentor model poet playwright writer and actor in the UK and many countries of Central Southern and Western Africa through good times and bad. <br>The author deals sympathetically with the nostalgia of a post-war childhood in Bristol detailing with many of the joys and problems of childhood before leaping into adulthood with entertaining narrative and dialogue. <br>Africa takes hold with many incidents and observations backed by humour and acute observations of post-colonial developments. Life was never dull and he has sat on crocodiles and slept with lions as well as experiencing coups and unrest where some humour can still be found. He has met royalty and personalities from a wide mixture of society and has also been a friend of presidents and heads of state - herein lies a tantalising mix of European and African life in a kaleidoscopic presentation of humour pathos seriousness and shrewd observation.