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ISBN 13 | 9798886935738 |
Book Description | Sparky, a 19-year old, quick-witted thrill-seeker, went hiking in the majestic Knysna forest in South Africa upon returning from the United Kingdom. After a series of bad decisions, driven by stubbornness, he tumbles off a cliff with no turning back.Wounded, lost, low on supplies, and without any knowledge of survival, he is plagued by nature's lethal attacks until he is too weak to carry on. As dusk and dehydration ominously takes its toll, he is faced with fears he never anticipated.As death approaches mercilessly again and again, he must fight above willpower to stay alive. With every calculated risk, less calculated, hope, survival, and divine intervention, becomes a distant dream.Knysna Forest is an epic, true miracle race-against-time survival-story that will leave adventurers astounded in anticipation."If you are reading this, it means that you are experiencing the result of a miracle, because how is it possible that I survived death, more than once?" |
About the Author | Cornelius J. Smal is the author of the multi-language inspirational adventure book series, The Adventures of Sparky. All his books are true stories based on his adventures and life experiences. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and loves great adventure, extreme sports and traveling. He also loves inspiring people with his passion for entertaining people, acting, and playing the piano. He studied BA Drama at the University of Pretoria and Education, through the University of South Africa.During his childhood, Cornelius and Nils Holgerson could have been the same character. In short, he was always a good-natured naughty little 'Dennis the menace' type of boy. From a young age, his mother couldn't use enough soap to wash that crimson African farm soil out of his lily blonde hair. Cornelius had the perfect childhood living on a farm that any city boy could only dream about. Ample space, beautiful bushveld, and a vegetable garden, and with that unprecedented freedom, his great love for nature was born. |
Language | English |
Author | Cornelius J Smal |
Number of Pages | 146 pages |
Knysna Forest: A True Epic Survival Story