Description

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The tale of an Englishman making a life for himself in Senegal

Khady pulled out a breast and with a deadly aim fired milk at the chameleon. "If I don't offer it milk, our son will grow up to look like a lizard," she explained. Clearly I had a lot to learn about life in Africa.

On the cusp of middle age, Simon Fenton leaves Britain in search of adventure and finds Senegal, love, fatherhood, witch doctors—and a piece of land that could make a perfect guest house, if only he knew how to build one. The Casamance is an undiscovered paradise here mystic Africa governs life, people walk to the beat of the djembe, when it rains it pours, and the mangoes are free. But the fact that his name translates to "vampire" and he has had a curse placed on him via the medium of eggs could mean Simon’s new life may not be so easy.

About the Author

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Simon Fenton spent many years traveling the world, off the beaten path. Upon deciding to cross the Sahara, he liked it so much that he has relocated to Senegal with his family, where they run The Little Baobab: an African farmhouse powered by solar energy, with hearty seasonal food fresh from the organic garden, music and dancing around the campfire, shady jungle hammocks, and some chickens. Simon also leads treks throughout the region, arranges music courses, and teaches photography.