Way Up, Way Out: A Satirical NovelSouth African schools, the provincialism of Natal in the 1930s, airforce training at the start of the Second World War, are all described in graphic detail, with Strachan's often devastating commentary providing a running sub-text. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 23 |
Section 3 | 40 |
Section 4 | 58 |
Section 5 | 76 |
Section 6 | 87 |
Section 7 | 88 |
Section 8 | 113 |
Section 9 | 136 |
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