Wilbur Smith. Goooonnnnne.

[Chilli]

At the age of 88.

RIP!

[FalseBayFC]

Willard Price, Alistair Maclean and Wilbur Smith. The only stuff I read as a 12 year old.

Wilbur Smith's books sold 140 million copies! In 2000 he married a 28 year old Tadjik women when he was 67 years old. He led a pretty full life and seemed a complicated individual.

[Ymx]

I loved his books as a young lad. Pretty much all I read for a while.

[Kiwias]

Read his books and those of AListair MacLean voraciously for a period.

RIP

[ScarfaceClaw]

I loved his books as a young lad. Pretty much all I read for a while.

Aye. Same for me.

[Uncle fester]

I loved his books as a young lad. Pretty much all I read for a while.

Aye. Same for me.

Instead of studying for my leaving cert, I was reading all his books.

Not the best of human beings but his books were ridiculously immersive.
He had a right go at Cecil Rhodes long before it became "fashionable" to do so.

[Ymx]

Was he controversial?

[Uncle fester]

Was he controversial?

Not really. Bit of a shit to his family though.

[Ymx]

Was he controversial?

Not really. Bit of a shit to his family though.

Right. Not statue ripping down territory then.

[mat the expat]

I loved his books as a young lad. Pretty much all I read for a while.

Aye. Same for me.

Instead of studying for my leaving cert, I was reading all his books.

Not the best of human beings but his books were ridiculously immersive.
He had a right go at Cecil Rhodes long before it became "fashionable" to do so.

Did the same during "revision" for my A-levels.

Thinking of ostrich eggs right now

[Ata Rangi]

Aye. Same for me.

Instead of studying for my leaving cert, I was reading all his books.

Not the best of human beings but his books were ridiculously immersive.
He had a right go at Cecil Rhodes long before it became "fashionable" to do so.

Did the same during "revision" for my A-levels.

Thinking of ostrich eggs right now

and yellow Tsama melons warming in the Kalahari sun

[mat the expat]