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It’s 1995, and Masali—a tiny, tropical West African nation—is hanging by a thread, propped up by foreign aid, juju magic, and rampant corruption. Development banks are pinning their hopes on PGA, a frozen fish start-up meant to feed the nation. But behind the scenes, scheming French partners and crafty local shareholders have other plans—pocket the profits and leave the blame on Dick Harrington, the unsuspecting Englishman they’ve roped in as managing director.

Reminiscent of boarding school days, our first lockdown means Guy is back to writing letters to his mum, Peggy. Fifty years on writing comes easier, and he certainly has tales to tell and stories to share. He follows the national timeline of events during this turbulent period with wit and hilarity. Brash, exuberant, wholly unafraid of a dash of cliché, or of unabashedly bending asides of vulgarity and schoolboy humour to his purpose, Guy Dudeney has here constructed a kind of vaudeville act out of his life.