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Fatboy and the Dancing Ladies (Unabridged)
 
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Fatboy and the Dancing Ladies (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Michael Holman (Author), Jerome Pride (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 7 hours and 35 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
  • Audible Release Date: 30 Oct 2008
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SPZ86G
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Ferdinand Mlambo, the youngest boy ever to become senior kitchen toto at State House, is in deep trouble. Disloyalty to Kuwisha's Life President Nduka has not only cost him his prestigious job: the sinister chief steward to the president, Lovemore Mboga, has humiliated Mlambo by stripping him of his name. Word goes out: henceforth, he will be known as Fatboy. But with the help of Titus Ntoto, leader of the notorious Mboya Boys gang of street children, Mlambo sets out on a quest to recover his name and dignity.

In this sequel to the acclaimed Last Orders at Harrods, Michael Holman again combines the insights of someone brought up in Africa with the experience of nearly 20 years as the Financial Times' Africa editor. With a sharp observant pen, he describes a world of abandoned street children, corrupt politicians, well-meaning aid workers, celebrity outsiders, self-deceiving donors, and the resilient residents of Kireba - Kuwisha's worst slum - where the worldly but compassionate Mrs Charity Mupanga presides over the popular rendezvous, Harrods International Bar (and Nightspot).

(P)2008 Bolinda Publishing

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Michael Holman was Africa editor for the Financial Times and his knowledge of the region is deep, as is his sympathy for the people. This sequel builds on the characters developed in Last Orders at Harrods, which should be read first. But it is in my opinion the better book. His writing is sharp and witty but not unkind. He shows Eastern Africa from the perspective of those living there, with much humour and no doubt some implied self-deprecation (one of the main characters is a journalist for a finanical newspaper based in London ...). My wife and I both rate this as one of the best books of 2007.
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Please see my review of the third in the series 'Dizzy Worms'

What a joy these books are, and although they could be read in any order it would be best to read them from book 1 'Last Orders at Harrods.' Harrods is the name given to a cafe run on the edge of the largest slum in Africa in two large containers, no doubt purloined at some point from a company who is ready to ship their goods by ship.

A laugh a minute, and so evocative of the wonderful African spirit.
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Excellent sequel 18 April 2011
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I loved this story. The background setting of world aid and NGOs was fascinating and the book has twists and turns. the main characters are drawn beautifully. A great sequel. Read Harrods first.
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