A safari in Africa can be one of the great highlights of our lives, and Simon Combes has lived his life on one. He was one of the finest painters of wildlife and with this book makes his mark as a writer as well.

The story of his life contained in this volume is an enthralling one: the son of an expatriate raised in colonial Kenya, a military career that spanned both sides of that nation's independence, a safari guide and artist with an eye for the adventure that is Africa.