Where The Hell Is Tuvalu?: How I became the law man of the world's fourth-smallest country

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Philip Ells

Where The Hell Is Tuvalu?

How I became the law man of the world's fourth-smallest country

Philip Ells

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Virgin Books
01 October 2007

Travel writing

The story of a UK lawyer colliding with a Pacific island culture

How does a young City lawyer end up as the People's Lawyer of the fourth-smallest country in the world, 18,000 kilometres from home? We've all thought about getting off the treadmill, turning life on its head and doing something worthwhile. Philip Ells dreamed of turquoise seas, sandy beaches and palm trees, and he found these in the tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu. But neither his Voluntary Service Overseas briefing pack nor his legal training could prepare him for what happened there. He learned to deal with rapes, murders, incest, the unforgivable crime of pig theft and to look a shark in the eye. But he never dared ask the octogenarian Tuvaluan chief why he sat immobilised by a massive rock permanently resting on his groin.

Well, you wouldn't, would you?

This is the story of a UK lawyer colliding with a Pacific island culture. The fallout is moving, dramatic, bewildering and often hilarious.

By: Philip Ells
Imprint: Virgin Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9780753511305
ISBN 10: 0753511304
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Ells now lives back in London and remains a lawyer and writer