Surviving A Simple Life

By: Patrick Smyth

Patrick Smyth's typical suburban childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, changed suddenly when at the age of seven, he boarded a train to live at a boarding school surrounded by bush veldt. Life in the Springbok Flats brought floods, droughts, and plagues of mice and insects. He met a range of bullies with courage and cunning. He invented mischievous solutions to boredom. As a soldier, he survived frightening encounters with elephants and other African animals. He escaped a nighttime confrontation with a bull elephant by climbing a hill. A sudden rain shower saved him from a dangerous brush fire. These and other adventures and challenges shaped and prepared him for life as an adult. He tells the story of an innovative, caring,irrepressible, and adventurous spirit determining its own course in life with very little nurturing or support. As a bonus, Patrick has included a chapter with his perspective on the lessons from the vents of the story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098286499X
• ISBN13: 9780982864999
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Enchanted Forest Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.