Jungle Jim
Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education
Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, abridged by Doreen Estall and read by David Troughton.
3/5. Jungle Jim. Brian braves National Service in the King's African Rifles, fighting a colonial war in Kenya with the dubious assistance of one Idi Amin.
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