Too Close To The Sun

A fascinating story of a man trying to outrun the social upheavals of the twentieth century

Herald

A good story... a fitting memorial

Observer

A richly, indeed sensually atmospheric book... Wheeler writes in headily evocative style

Sunday Telegraph

An engrossing book

Hilary Spurling, Daily Telegraph

She dazzles the reader with an evocation of time and place.. her description of the east Africa Campaign is detailed and enthralling

Keith Dovkants, Scotsman

She writes beautifully, with a vivid turn of phrase, a sound grasp of history and an impish humour

Andrew Lycett, Sunday Times

The fruit of prodigious research... There will be no better life of this legendary Englishman

Daily Mail

There is a wealth of engaging anecdote... A vividly enjoyable biography

Times Literary Supplement

Wheeler has made excellent use of the sources at hand... Moreover, Wheeler writes well, and has a gift - shared by only very few - for pinning down the smells and atmosphere of the African landscape

Literary Review