The Mango Orchard

The extraordinary true story of a family lost and found

Robin Bayley

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Arrow Books Ltd
15 April 2011

Travel writing

An extraordinary book which ranks up there with Sandra Cisneros's Caramelo, Tim Butcher's Blood River and even the great Bruce Chatwin.

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.

By: Robin Bayley
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9781848092242
ISBN 10: 1848092245
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 April 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for The Mango Orchard: The extraordinary true story of a family lost and found

Sharply observed, very funny, and infused with the longings and possibilities of the road, it's a succulent tale.' <br>- Wanderlust <br> <br> Bayley unpicks the story of his ancestor's adventures with much skill and persistence. He has a fine ear for dialogue with a Tarantino-style, comic-book delivery, and the ending, in which he tries to reconcile his elderly grandmother to the truth about her father, is genuinely affecting. <br>--Hugh Thomson, Independent