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An African adventure

Timaru-born author Chris Watson recounts his four-month journey across African countries during the 1970s in his book, A Diary of Africa. Photo: supplied A Diary of Africa Chris Watson Mary Egan Publishing Book review by Jessie Nielson It is November 1971 and Timaru lad Chris Watson is in grey London, a city of unrest due to IRA bombings and tensions with Russia.

An African adventure

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Timaru-born author Chris Watson recounts his four-month journey across African countries during the 1970s in his book, A Diary of Africa.

Photo: supplied A Diary of Africa Chris Watson Mary Egan Publishing Book review by Jessie Nielson It is November 1971 and Timaru lad Chris Watson is in grey London, a city of unrest due to IRA bombings and...

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Timaru-born author Chris Watson recounts his four-month journey across African countries during the 1970s in his book, A Diary of Africa. Photo: supplied A Diary of Africa Chris Watson Mary Egan Publishing Book review by Jessie Nielson It is November 1971 and Timaru lad Chris Watson is in grey London, a city of unrest due to IRA bombings and tensions with Russia.

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