Under a Raging Sky

by Daniel Carney

After meeting an adventurous old man, Patrick Sillitoe, feeling stifled by his ordinary white-collar job, follows the old man to Africa, endures many hardships, and becomes obsessed with the idea of discovering gold

Genres: Adventure

285 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

The son of a British diplomat. He grew up in the Far East and was educated in England. He traveled extensively throughout the world before settling in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1963 where he joined the British South African Police. After three and a half years of service, he resigned to take up a career in real estate and writing. He passed away in 1987 at the age of 42.

Three of his novels, The Whispering Death, The Wild Geese, and Return of the Wild Geese were turned into movies.

Reviews

[Gerold Whittaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is set in Rhodesia and it deals mainly with prospecting and mining. Toward the latter part of the book it also touches on the civil war and the tragedy of it. Recommended if you have any roots in Africa and (more especially) Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).