An extraordinary book which ranks up there with Sandra Cisneros's Caramelo, Tim Butcher's Blood River and even the great Bruce Chatwin. As a child, Robin Bayley was enchanted by his grandmother's stories of Mexican adventures- of bandits, wild jungle journeys, hidden bags of silver and a narrow escape from the bloody Mexican Revolution. But Robin sensed there was more to these stories than anyone knew, and so he set out to follow in the footsteps of his great-grandfather.The Mango Orchard is the story of parallel journeys, a hundred years apart, into the heart of Latin America. Undaunted by the passage of time and a paucity of information, Robin seeks out the places where his great-grandfather Arthur 'Arturo' Greenhalgh travelled and lived, determined to uncover his legacy. Along the road Robin encounters witches, drug dealers, a gun-toting Tasmanian Devil and an ex-Nazi diamond trader. He is threatened with deportation, offered the protection of Colombian guerrilla fighters and is comforted by the blessings of los santos. He falls in love with a beautiful Guatemalan girl with mystical powers and almost gives up his quest, until a sense of destiny drives him on to western Mexico and the discovery of much, much more than he had bargained for.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornerstone
ISBN-13
9781848092242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104082881
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Mango Orchard: the Extraordinary True Story of a Family Lost and Found
Author
Robin Bayley
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Travel Writing
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
235g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Robin Bayley
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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