Apes and Ivory - Joy Packer

This book is written as a novel but it is based on fact. It's the 3rd volume of Joy Packer's autobiography and covers her travels in Africa while her husband was Commander in Chief of the South Atlantic (Africa) Station.(Naval). It is a fascinating story about the growth of South Africa,( Basutoland, Swaziland and Bechuanaland). Joy Packer seems to find people more fascinating than the places she visits and this comes through very strongly in her writing. Originally published in 1953, this book is an interesting and moving account. Well worth reading from a historical and sociological point of view as well as for the sheer pleasure of ...  Read the complete review