Going Solo

In the second installment of his autobiography, Roald Dahl picks up where 'Boy' left off, detailing his voyage to Africa in 1938 to work for the Shell Oil Company. The memoir captures his eccentric encounters with colonial characters and wildlife—including a woman-snatching lion—before shifting focus to his service as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Dahl recounts his life-threatening plane crash in the Libyan desert, his recovery from temporary blindness, and his harrowing aerial combat experiences in the Battle of Athens. Filled with his signature wit and storytelling flair, 'Going Solo' offers a vivid and often bizarre account of his journey from a young man seeking adventure to a seasoned war veteran.

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