Inevitably, reality comes calling. Angus’s love affair ends, Hugh becomes stratospherically arrogant, and Julia, the MacNaughtons’ sister, starts dating Angus’s nemesis – Alistair ‘the Legend’ Jones. Then there are a series of further ‘hiccups’, from demanding lodge guests and marauding monkeys, to a run-in with a blind-drunk head chef, a winter drought, a rogue elephant and the resignation of the sterling head ranger.
You are guaranteed to be entertained by the hilarious antics and hard knocks as well as the fierce beauty of the African landscape.
JAMES HENDRY has spent 20 years working at and around exclusive lodges in southern Africa as a safari guide, trainer, head ranger, manager, researcher and entertainer. He also spent six years hosting and presenting safaris for NatGeo Wild, WildEarth and SafariLive. He is currently a private safari guide, filmmaker and wildlife photographer. His first novel, A Year in the Wild, was released in 2011 and became a South African bestseller, with the hilarious sequel Back to the Bush appearing in 2013. Return to the Wild, a third adventure featuring the MacNaughton brothers, was published in 2022.