The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers
Book description
.The greatest tragedy of the family is the
unlived lives of the parents. - Carl Jung
GINA knows hardly anything about her father apart from the fact that he was once engaged to Koringa, a crocodile tamer, and that he is buried in an unmarked grave. In between shifts at…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The fact that the author lives close to my own little boho surfing suburb on Cape Town’s False Bay coastline might have swayed me. But I assure you this is a very fine and engaging tale of a woman seeking insight into and escape from a childhood overshadowed by a brilliant but alcoholic father. The title, at least, should grab you.
The story is set about between Cape Town and England, from where the father hails. The crocodile tamer works in a circus, where and how the poor young man falls from grace. What sets this book apart from most…
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