A Year in the Wild: A Riotous Novel
Written by James Hendry
Narrated by James Hendry
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About this audiobook
Angus and Hugh MacNaughton are brothers. They dislike each other...a lot.
They have loathed each other since Hugh bit Angus at a family picnic many years ago. In a last-ditch attempt to forge a brotherly bond between the two, Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton secure them jobs at an exclusive five-star game lodge. They manage to convince (bribe in the case of Angus) the siblings to work at Sasekile Private Game Lodge for a year.
A Year in the Wild tells the uproarious, cringeworthy, and hilarious tales of Angus and Hugh in the form of weekly emails to their sister Julia. Their experiences include encounters with guests, animals, female staff, and often a mixture of these.
Combine an eclectic mix of rich, overdemanding and adulterous guests and a dash of crazy bush lodge staff including two jealous brothers (one a bitterly sarcastic game ranger and the other an overeager lodge manager), and throw in the beauty of the African bushveld. Shake well. Conflict and disaster are inevitable.
James Hendry
James Hendry is currently a wildlife television presenter, who has hosted the prime-time TV series safariLIVE for Nat Geo Wild, the SABC and international internet audiences. He has worked as a guide, ranger, teacher, ecologist, lodge manager, researcher and entertainer. James has a Masters in Development Studies and speaks Zulu and Shangane conversationally. His first novel, A Year in the Wild: A Riotous Novel (2011) became a South African bestseller and was followed by Back to the Bush: Another Year in the Wild (2013).
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5wonderful absolutely hilarious my favorite kind of novel I laughed so much I couldn’t catch my breath a lot I was completely carried away from the manifold trials of my life of constant chronic pain this is why I love to listen to audiobooks and this one was one of my favorites a beautiful novel exquisitely interwoven with every human emotion especially humor and love
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book made me laugh and cry. One of the best narrated books I've heard in a long time.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh my gosh what a terrific book it was the most fun book to listen to I’ve ever done it is funny very sad at one point made me cry I felt like I was grieving over this and a girl who died and I’m just the two boys are just hysterical I have to say Angus is my favorite he’s testy but I like him great book. The format being quite different I wasn’t sure if I like it but it’s phenomenal I’m gonna listen to it again just because it made me laugh so much. The best part of it all is the ending and how they came together to have a mutual respect for each other we should all take a lesson on that thank you thank you thank you