Across The Border 9780192742636 Amid current suspicion of the

Amid current suspicion of the Constitution and its protection of individual rights

Convinced that he must be able to fly and shoot at the same time to make the most of his mysterious mind-reading ability

but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's

Instead it has always been a city of immigrants

Across The Border 9780192742636 Amid current suspicion of theNorman McFarlane was just out of high school when he was conscripted for national service and sent to Angola. Like so many other ordinary troopies, he was thrown into the horror, deprivation and banality of war. He recounts his loss of innocence in Angola, the subsequent camps and his journey towards confronting his post traumatic stress disorder. Told with disarming honesty and humour, he gives voice to a generation of white South African men forced