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BOOKS: Tom’s latest publication THE ROAD TO TIMBUKTU In 1795, Mungo Park, a young Scot with an optimistic heart, docked on the West African coast. Fending off fever, wild beasts and curious natives Park soldiered on to his prize, the mysterious Niger, proving categorically that the great river flowed to the east. 0ver 200 years later, Tom Fremantle follows in his hero's wake, blazing his own haphazard trail from the fishing villages of The Gambia to the mangrove swamps of Nigeria. Using a donkey cart and a dugout canoe he dodges hippos, camps with desert Tuareg and treks in the stark beauty of Dogon County. Fremantle, like Park, puts his trust in strangers on the road: whether Senegalese prostitutes, Bozo fishermen or Malian chiefs, he brings their hopes and fears vibrantly to life. This is a story that fuses past and present, strongly revealing the spirit of the West African people. Back to top |
