Litigation Only Makes Lawyers Fat.

Herbert, My Father, Was Born In Britain But Went Out To Africa In His Teens To Join His Father And Built Up An 18,000-acre Ranch In What Was Then Northern Rhodesia, Providing Work For The Locals. He Was My Hero When I Was A Boy.

I Put My Soul Into Every Book I Write.

I Go On A Hunting Safari At Least Once A Year To Botswana, Which Is Fantastic Because We Have A Huge Area Of Wilderness Entirely To Ourselves. My Island Covers Roughly 55 Acres, Which Again I Have To Myself, With Nearly Half A Kilometre Of Private Beach With My Own Jetties And Boats.

I Read A Lot Of Biographies And Books With An African Background.

It's A Strange Paradox That A Man Gifted With Too Many Talents Can Fritter Them All Away Without Developing A Single One To Its Full.