{"product_id":"my-wife-cars-and-other-david-orner-9798230627302","title":"My Wife Cars And Other Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book will take you back to a time before the great unwashed thought the world was desperate to see photos of their latest meal-or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a story about growing up in Africa, a land full of things that could kill you but usually didn't-.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile life is often filled with sadness and stress, you'll find little of that here. The world needs less gloom and more humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Everyone grows up, though some take longer than others, and a few never quite manage it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no heroes in this story-just the raw, unvarnished experience of growing up, farts and all. And there are, oddly enough, a lot of those.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the characters in this book bear any resemblance to someone, it's purely intentional. This \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e a sort of biography, after all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a humorous account of learning to drive- in a wheelbarrow, attempting to get married far from a church or priest and too close to a witch doctor who didn't qualify, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A time and place where speed limits were a challenge and drink-driving was... well, just driving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police were always helpful-as long as you collected them yourself and brought them to the scene of the crime. A tricky task if the crime involved your car being nicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's a collection of memories from a time before being offended became trendy, so yes, some parts may be offensive. Get over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A story from a land where, when asked what people used for lighting before candles, the answer was \"electricity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a place where inflation was so astronomical it defied calculation, chequebooks were so long they required an ironing board for support, and money was measured in feet rather than counted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discover why taking a trip on a local bus required an updated tetanus shot, why learning to fly was a necessity, and how Swaziland's demographic quirks have left many disgruntled voters around the world envious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome on a fishing trip on the Zambezi River, where getting arrested was just part of the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yes, there's a lot of beer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone needs an African experience. If you're not convinced by the end of this book, it's probably because you didn't actually read it-or you live in a city and never left it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Orner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230627302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Orner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"David Orner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747887108351,"sku":"9798230627302","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0431d2e9-e4c2-4b43-8911-39d6e2a694c6.jpg?v=1743585023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-wife-cars-and-other-david-orner-9798230627302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}