" My Mother's Cousin " is a book filled with immensely entertaining, short stories about a favourite uncle, (a Scottish Nationalist and a Veteran of the Second World War in North Africa); and other memorable characters who worked in the Witwatersrand gold fields of the Transvaal, South Africa, during the 1950's, 60's and '70's. I also recount some of my own experiences while working in the Transvaal gold mines and prospecting for diamonds in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in the early 1960's. The stories embrace a cast of amazing, unique and diverse characters who certainly left their mark on those with whom they came in contact. It is an era that was exciting, raw and challenging...one well-worth remembering.Thursday, August 13, 2009
My Mother's Cousin
" My Mother's Cousin " is a book filled with immensely entertaining, short stories about a favourite uncle, (a Scottish Nationalist and a Veteran of the Second World War in North Africa); and other memorable characters who worked in the Witwatersrand gold fields of the Transvaal, South Africa, during the 1950's, 60's and '70's. I also recount some of my own experiences while working in the Transvaal gold mines and prospecting for diamonds in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in the early 1960's. The stories embrace a cast of amazing, unique and diverse characters who certainly left their mark on those with whom they came in contact. It is an era that was exciting, raw and challenging...one well-worth remembering.
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