Publisher's Synopsis
An autobiographical story of a man rising from humble obscurity to become a sophisticated but indiscreet observer of the secrets of 1930's film stars, kings and millionaires, before honourably leading his regiment on the Indo-Chinese border in the 2nd World War. It tells of his post war struggles to rebuild his life and his valiant but ultimately tragic efforts to nurse his beloved wife through agonising terminal illness. An autobiographical story of a man rising from humble obscurity to become a sophisticated but indiscreet observer of the secrets of 1930's film stars, kings and millionaires, before honourably leading his regiment on the Indo-Chinese border in the 2nd World War. It tells of his post war struggles to rebuild his life and his valiant but ultimately tragic efforts to nurse his beloved wife through agonising terminal illness.