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Ann Patras

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Burton-upon-Trent

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Ann Patras was born in Burton upon Trent, England quite a while ago.

In 1971 she emigrated to Canada for a year before returning to the UK where, in 1974, she married her boyfriend of five years. In 1980 she and her husband Ziggy rounded up their three small children and headed for Zambia, initially on a 2 year contract. They eventually left Zambia in 1989, moving down to South Africa where they lived for 22 years.

Career-wise, on leaving school Ann commenced work as a legal secretary, changing tack to Administration in the brewing industry after she got married. Being officially not permitted to work in Zambia, her time was occupied by voluntary posts with various social or sports organisations. In South Africa her work ranged from the ship ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 436 ratings · 73 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into Africa: 3 Kids, 13 Crates and a Husband 3.84 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Into Africa: with 3 kids, some dogs and a husband 4.31 avg rating — 102 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing the Dream - A new life abroad: An anthology of travel stories (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Ann Patras (Goodreads Author), Clare Pedrick (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 65 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MUCH MORE INTO AFRICA: with kids, dogs, horses and a husband 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travel Stories and Highlights: 2018 Edition by Robert Fear (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alison Galilian (Contributor), Alison Ripley Cubitt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Travel Stories Collection (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Adrian Sturrock (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Palcic 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The nearest one came to a tumble dryer was if the laundry basket was dropped on the way to the washing-line and then the whole lot went tumbling down the drive.”
― Ann Patras, Into Africa: 3 Kids, 13 Crates and a Husband

tags: africa, humour, memoir

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