Country Boy

'I did what my mother told me to do: hit first and very, very hard - don't wait for him to hit and hurt you! Sterling advice which I always adhered to.'Growing up on a farmstead in South Africa in the early twentieth century, M F Tobias had many fights to win. The idyll of the countryside was filled with dangers from the moment of birth, which - as in the case of Kalbassie - could be a brutal affair, to deadly snakes, and the rising tide of Nazism.When war comes, South Africa's loyalties are divided. But, as a Jew with a strong sense of justice, Tobias knows where his sensibilities lie, and he volunteers immediately to fight with the Allies. But life never leads us to where we expect it to.This collection of anecdotal memories from an extraordinary life is often hilarious and sometimes horrific. It will fascinate and enchant with an array of exotic characters from a country that is a strange blend of cultures, at a time when great change was afoot.Tobias, Boykey is the author of 'Country Boy', published 2003 under ISBN 9781844261062 and ISBN 1844261069.