The first ever memoirs from the Number One global bestselling adventure author
Wilbur Smith is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing. Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds, and has since published forty-one global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith
This brutally honest, entertaining and compelling autobiography
reflects an extraordinary man and his extraordinary talent
*Lancashire Evening Post*
If you love the books of Wilbur Smith then I do recommend that you
read this exciting adventure story that reads more like one of his
novels than a non-fiction account of his life. There are thrills
and danger, as well as inspiration for all writers to keep doing
what you love, do it well and enjoy life to the full
*Smorgasboard blog*
A rollicking yarn of slaughtered wildlife, literary superstardom
and late-blooming love with his fourth wife, Niso. 'I won't stop
writing until I stop breathing,' he promises
*Daily Mail*
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