Torn Trousers: A True Story of Courage and Adventure: How A Couple Sacrificed Everything To Escape to Paradise - Paperback

by Gwynn White (Author), Andrew and Gwynn St Pierre White (Author)

Winner of the 2016 eBook Festival of Words Best Non-Fiction Award. What could possibly go wrong in paradise? Tired of mortgage and car payments, thirty-something Andrew and Gwynn sold nearly everything they owned but their Siamese cat and escaped their humdrum nine-to-five existence for life in paradise-a tiny island accessible only by boat or air in one of the remotest spots on Earth: the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Woefully inexperienced, they took control of a luxury game lodge where the rich and famous went to sip G&Ts with lions and elephants. Trouble soon followed. Their lives were threatened daily by snakes, elephants, baboons, and a hyena with a plastic fetish. Not to mention the endless-and often insurmountable-challenge of keeping their five-star guests fed in a world where the closest supermarket was an air flight away. Amongst others, their guests included a famous Hollywood director, some French aristocrats, a Mafia lawyer, world-famous singers, and the England cricket captain. Light-hearted and humorous, this adventure-peppered with some drama and suspense-will enthrall you with its unique look at life as game lodge managers in wild Africa.

Author Biography

Andrew and Gwynn White live in England with two of their daughters, a golden Labrador, a yapping Toy Pomeranian, and a fantastic farm cat called Lexie. Andrew is a published author of fifteen 4x4 books, and countless travel and 4x4 magazine articles. He also produces and directs of a series of adventure travel TV shows. These have been broadcast on three continents. You can stalk him at: http: //4xforum.com/ and https: //www.youtube.com/user/4xforum Gwynn began her publishing career writing travel books. She now devotes her creative energy to fantasy and science fiction. You can find her at: http: //gwynnwhite.blogspot.co.uk/ and https: //www.facebook.com/pages/Gwynn-White/1424220634521068?ref=bookmarks