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Book of the Week: Douglas Rogers - The Last Resort

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Douglas Rogers - The Last Resort

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Douglas's father now needs to see the senior government minister badly.

Despite avoiding the senior government minister for years, Douglas's father now needs to see him badly. Read by Jack Klaff.

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The Last Resort by Douglas Rogers read by Jack Klaff. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions. The author tells the story of his parents fight to stay on their backpacker lodge in Zimbabwe despite the political upheaval of the last decade.

Despite having tried to avoid the senior government minister in his area for years, Douglas's father now needs to see him badly and is introduced to a soldier who, he is told, can help.

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Jack Klaff reads from Douglas Rogers's account of life in a Zimbabwean tourist lodge

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