The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa

Author:   Douglas Rogers ,  Kevin Hanssen
Publisher:   Tantor Audio
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9798212119580


Publication Date:   26 October 2021
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The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa


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Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farmers living through that country's long and tense transition from postcolonial rule. He escaped the dull future mapped out for him by his parents for one of adventure and excitement in Europe and the United States. But when Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe launched his violent program to reclaim white-owned land and Rogers's parents were caught in the cross fire, everything changed. Lyn and Ros, the owners of Drifters--a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in the eastern mountains that was one of the most popular budget resorts in the country--found their home and resort under siege, their friends and neighbors expelled, and their lives in danger. But instead of leaving, as their son pleads with them to do, they haul out a shotgun and decide to stay. On returning to the country of his birth, Rogers finds his once orderly and progressive home transformed into something resembling a Marx Brothers romp crossed with Heart of Darkness. And yet, in spite of it all, Rogers's parents--with the help of friends, farmworkers, lodge guests, and residents--among them black political dissidents and white refugee farmers-continue to hold on. But can they survive to the end?

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Author:   Douglas Rogers ,  Kevin Hanssen
Publisher:   Tantor Audio
Imprint:   Tantor Audio
ISBN:  

9798212119580


Publication Date:   26 October 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Douglas Rogers is an award-winning journalist and travel writer. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe and now lives in Brooklyn. Kevin Hanssen is an actor, director, and producer based in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Cape Town, South Africa. Kevin has performed in many countries in Europe and Africa, as well as the US and Hong Kong. He was a key member of Over The Edge Theatre Company for ten years, touring many international theater festivals around the world. Alumni from this company include Lucian Msamati and Danai Gurira. He has also worked as an audiobook producer in London, producing titles for Monty Python and Robert Ludlum, among others.

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