White Bird Under the Sun

White Bird Under the Sun is a coming of age novel set in Africa, although based partly on the authors upbringing, this is not a biography but rather a passage in any young boys' life. The story starts right in the womb and then sketches fifties Johannesburg, where the White Bird absorbs the music and movies of the time, etching memories on his mind that would last for a lifetime. The early years are spent at Crown Mines Model Village, the scene of many naughty misadventures, where the White Bird drives his poor mother to distraction. The father is then offered a work opportunity and the family travels to cowboy country Northern Rhodesia, this book takes you on a journey through Africa that will warm your heart as it recounts the joy and travails of a young boy, growing up in the idyllic bushveld setting of fifties Rhodesia.The flight of the White Bird is not a solitary journey, there is the warmth of a close-knit family and the inevitable rivalry between siblings, as the White Bird matches himself against his formidable sisters. Yet through his journey he is supported always by loyal Twiny, despite the early struggle in the womb she turns into a loyal companion, and a willing assistant in her brothers' madcap schemes. This is not a tale of high adventure or romantic love, but rather the lifetime memories that are engendered, when your first Tiger Fish kicks at your line or your first buck lies dead at your feet. This book describes the reverent wonder you feel, when you first set eyes on the magnificent Victoria Falls, or watch a fish eagle swoop down on the mighty Zambezi river. Fly with the White Bird and share the African memories that can never be felt again, as the author unveils the wonder of Africa, as seen through the entranced eyes of a young boy.