Khaki Fever by Lindsay Norman is chick lit in khaki, offering pure escapism with the perfect combination of romance and drama, spiced with laugh-out-loud moments.

Out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

‘Khaki Fever is an unalloyed delight. I galloped through it in a day … Lindsay writes with such brio.’ – Michele Magwood, former Sunday Times books editor

About the book

Game guide Alexandra Carnell-Ellis is principled, doesn’t suffer fools, and is generally not too fond of ordinary people either. When she’s fired from The Plains, a commercial ‘Ferrari Safari’-type game reserve in the Karoo, for being rude to guests, she’s determined to make a fresh start.

She lands a dream job at an exclusive game reserve in Mpumalanga, but Alex’s new beginning appears to be doomed from the start as she arrives at the lodge with attitude, a few facts about her that aren’t strictly true and a stolen dog in tow.

For one, she had pretended to be a man in her application, because she is convinced that khaki fever gives male guides an advantage.

Alex struggles to control her unruly tongue and almost immediately makes enemies with the camp manager and the owner’s terrifyingly scary girlfriend, who can’t wait to expose Alex’s deepest darkest secrets. She finds love in the form of the level-headed and attractive head guide, but it’s not long before everything goes wrong. After impulsively abandoning her vehicle and guests to rescue an abandoned baby baboon, a storm breaks over her head and she flees the reserve. Will she ever be able to find her way back?

About the author

Lindsay Norman has written a number of children’s books, including a safari activity book. This is her first venture into adult local fiction.

She has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years as an editor, writer, production manager and publisher.

Norman is also a founding partner of WordWise Courses Online that teaches proofreading and editing skills. She has an honours degree in African Studies and lives in Cape Town with an ever-increasing family of four-legged friends.

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