321pp., paperback, No Place, 2023
Autobiography by Peter Whitehead, with author Tony Park.
Peter Whitehead was born in Shanghai in 1922 and relocated to the UK as a child. At the age of 14 he travelled on his own by sea to Australia and worked on farms as a labourer and horse breaker. He served in the Australian army and air force during WWII and then lived in Africa, where he worked as a colonial officer, game ranger, big game hunter, rancher and animal wrangler for films. He now lives in New Zealand
Tony Park is the author of many novels set in Africa, including Captive, Scent of Fear, Last Survivor and Ghosts of the Past.