Angus Donald was born in China in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For the past 15 years, he has been a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London.
A lively and enjoyable book - Daily Mail A tale well told via the thoughts of a flawed hero...not a read for the squeamish - Nottinghamshire Today