Book description
As a child, Robin Bayley was enchanted by his grandmother's stories
of Mexican adventures: of bandits, wild jungle journeys, hidden bags
of silver and a narrow escape from the bloody Mexican Revolution. But
Robin sensed there was more to these stories than anyone knew, and so
he set out to follow in the footsteps of his great-grandfather.
The Mango Orchard is the story of parallel journeys, a
hundred years apart, into the heart of Latin America. Undaunted by the
passage of time and a paucity of information, Robin seeks out the
places where his great-grandfather Arthur 'Arturo' Greenhalgh
travelled and lived, determined to uncover his legacy. Along the road
Robin encounters witches, drug dealers, a gun-toting Tasmanian Devil
and an ex-Nazi diamond trader. He is threatened with deportation,
offered the protection of Colombian guerrilla fighters and is
comforted by the blessings of los santos. He falls in love with a
beautiful Guatemalan girl with mystical powers and almost gives up his
quest, until a sense of destiny drives him on to western Mexico and
the discovery of much, much more than he had bargained for.
Following careers in advertising and children's TV, Robin Bayley
began the journey that has become The Mango Orchard. He now
works as a full-time writer and lives in London.
www. themangoorchard. com
