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  • On Leopard Rock

  • A Life of Adventures
  • By: Wilbur Smith
  • Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
  • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (206 ratings)

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On Leopard Rock

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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Summary

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction.

From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash-landing a Cessna airplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction. Always candid, sometimes hilarious, and never less than thrillingly entertaining, On Leopard Rock is testament to a writer whose life is as rich and eventful as his novels are compellingly.

©2018 Wilbur Smith (P)2018 Bonnier
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An enjoyable listen

An enjoyable listen rekindling some similar memories of a once African life. I have never read one of his books but When The Lion Feeds is now on order.

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Fantastic.........

5 out 5 Really enjoyed listening to how all the carictors came about,form this wonderful story teller.

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So glad to have listened to this now twice over

A great listen a must for any story teller or writer will gladly do so again

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50 yrs reading W S, one of my life long pleasures

loved the personal aspect , narrator excellent, rekindled memories of my past life and stories.

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What a life

One of the best books I've come across and what an amazing life, the envy of many adventurers.

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Actually I give it 6 stars!

An amazing read. Long awaited life story of the wonderful Wilbur Smith. I can honestly say it was as good as it gets. What a wonderful life story. Please can we have another installment.

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Wilbur Smith in his excellence !

This is the story of his life and it is a fantastic story of its own.

Thank you Wilbur!

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good book

beautifully read with an accent that sets the scene. captured Africa as I experienced. good read

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riviting

loved the story, the reminiscing, the memories. takes me back to my childhood,. nothing like Africa

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What a fantastic autobiography

I spent a lot of my time listening to this book while walking on the beach. There in the safety of my surroundings, I listen as Saul Reichlin would describe Wilbur Smith growing up in the wilds of Africa and then establishing himself as an author.

The story is very funny. has some very scary animal and snake encounters and explains why he is such a well-loved author

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