Highlife

Richard Walker

• 22 mei 2025
• 9781914278761

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Despite the loss of the love of his life, Richard continues to live in the moment. Lauren’s presence continues with him as he revisits the memories of their intriguing odyssey. Both irreverent and moving, this is a story that will inspire the reader to value each day as a unique adventure and experience.

As a boy, Richard went to live in Ghana where he danced with his parents and their friends to Highlife music, the foundation of Afrobeat. This experience set the tone and tenor for the rest of his life. A life in which music, poetry, literature, theatre, art, travel, nature and love entwine. Performing at the Edinburgh Festival, he met Lauren, who became his soulmate. His story weaves their enduring romance through a life that brought them adventures in many parts of the world: Thailand, Nigeria, India, Brazil, Cyprus, Greece. On the Peloponnese coast by a turtle beach, they create the perfect place to live out the rest of their lives together. But their dream is prematurely cut short. Both irreverent and moving, this is a story that will inspire the reader to value each day as a unique adventure and experience.