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Life before Frank

by Frank Kusy

Born into poverty from immigrant parents, Frank Kusy learns to live on his wits – first as a pocket-sized wheeler dealer in 1960's London, then as an unsuspecting money collector for local gangsters, then as the bane of his Jesuit teachers. With his antics driving his Hungarian mother to despair, he vows that one day he will make her proud of him.
It is a vow it will be difficult for him to keep.

Reviews

"…a wonderfully funny book, written in Frank's usual warts and all self-deprecating style..."

"…a splendid read, which gets better and better as it goes…"

"…a roller-coaster of a memoir, will make you laugh aloud but also bring a tear to your eye…"

About the author

Frank Kusy

Frank Kusy is a professional travel writer with over thirty years experience in the field. He has written guides to India, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Of his first work, the travelogue Kevin and I in India (1986), the Sunday Tribune wrote: 'Relentlessly honest, refreshingly uncontrived, this diary really works!' Born in England (of Polish-Hungarian parents), Frank left Cardiff University for a career in journalism and worked for a while at the Financial Times. India is his first love, the only country he knows which improves on repeated viewings. He still visits for business and for pleasure at least once a year. He lives in Surrey, England, with his wacky but wonderful wife.

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Pages

220

Available in

eBook

ISBN

B07B6FJV4B

Date published

3/2/2018

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