CORACLES AND CROCODILES: 101 TALES OF INDIA

by Adam Yamey

After marrying a lady from India, the author has been visiting the country regularly over the past 30 years. This illustrated book contains 101 true tales about some of his many fascinating experiences there. The book is aimed both at people who know India and those who do not. The author wishes to share his wonder of India with his readers.

335 pages, Paperback

Published October 12, 2024

About the author

AUTHOR/ retired DENTIST



Adam Yamey

Adam Yamey is a retired dentist and active author.

He has published several books, including: "Albania on my Mind"; "Scrabble with Slivovitz;" (Once upon a time in Yugoslavia); "From Albania to Sicily"; "Exodus to Africa"; "Rediscovering Albania"; "Aliwal"; "Bangalore Revealed"; "Indian Freedom Fighters in London (1905-1910)"; "Imprisoned in India"; "Beneath a Wide Sky: Hampstead and its Environs"; "Beyond Marylebone and Mayfair: Exploring West London", and "Golders Green & Hampstead Garden Suburb: Visions of Arcadia", and "Coracles and Crocodiles: 101 Tales of India".

In early 2023, he published a book about a famous Victorian photographer: "BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS: JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AND HER CIRCLE"

HIS LATEST enlightening book is an account of his 4000 mile journey through India undertaken in late 2024 and early 2025:
"88 DAYS IN INDIA: A JOURNEY OF MEMORY AND DISCOVERY"



Born in 1952 in London, he attended Highgate School, and then University College London. After a doctorate in mammalian physiology, he became an undergraduate once more and qualified as a dental surgeon. After 35 years in general dental practice, he retired in September 2017.

Adam married a lady from India, in 1994, and, since then, has been visiting her native land frequently. India has become his second home.

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A tree in Cubbon Park, Bangalore (a city that I visit regularly)