Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's mind.

Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's mind.

Despite the fact that I spend a lot of time in London, Switzerland and New York, Africa is the place I know and love best, and my heart will always lie here.

Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy.

I grew up in Rhodesia on my father's ranch and every year he used to take us on safari in some remote area of the wilderness.

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was away on holiday.