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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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When he hears of the death of the first white farmer, Rogers is concerned for his parents.

4 Extra Debut. After the death of the first white farmer, Rogers returns home to Zimbabwe. Nothing prepares him for what he finds. 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. When he hears the news of the death of the first white farmer, Rogers is concerned for his parents safety but when he returns home to visit them, nothing has prepared him for what he finds.

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

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