(Book ready in January - 2026). Join Frans as he bobs and weaves his way through childhood, from being a suspiciously blond-haired baby to leaving the nest when he was 18. He was born in 1961 to a Dutch father and Rhodesian mother, living at the time on a steamy tropical island below India with his brother Chris and sister Anna. While growing up, Frans was always surrounded by a melting pot of interesting people, places and events. That's why the book includes anecdote after

This book is about the Gwelo Combined Amateur Boxing Club, which fought at all levels between 1968 and 1978 and slightly beyond. For that...

In 1944, Buddy is a 10-year-old girl living in Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia. She and her younger brother Jody are being looked after by...

[Proceeds to the Zimbabwe Pensioners' Support Fund] Anecdotes from the African wilderness . . . Make no mistake, Timot’s world was...

A true account of my family history. Two men sail the high seas from Lisbon, Portugal, and land in Mozambique. One eventually becomes the...

Whether stuck on a long flight, at the back of a bus or even lying in bed, the marking of time will quickly give way to a world as rich...

(expected publication date: mid 2026) . Putting cheese vats over their heads to guard against police truncheons, rioting Dutchmen long ago gave rise to the term cheese-heads . No one riots any more (despite recent events!) – they just complain. The Dutch like to defy the odds: despite a very generous welfare system and the fact that it’s almost impossible to fire anyone, the economy works like a well-oiled machine. Does Dutch tolerance work? Everyone knows that drug la