Going Solo

By Roald Dahl

In Going Solo, the world&#39;s favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.&#39;They   did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a   burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when   they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.&#39;In   1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in   Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far  more  excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second  World  War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in  Africa,  crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery  from his  horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece  fell to  the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as  bizarre  and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction.&#39;Very  nearly  as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of  wide-eyed  innocence and fascination with danger and horror&#39; Evening Standard&#39;A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship&#39; The New York Times Book ReviewRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,   and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short  stories  for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been  filmed  and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl&#39;s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl&#39;s stories continue to make readers shiver today.

In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.'They did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when they came upon my

By Roald Dahl

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