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020			_a9781928211211 _q(electronic bk.)
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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBinckes, Robin, _d1941- _91050725
245	1	0	_aTucker's deadline : _ba true story / _cRobin Binckes.
264		1	_aDurban, South Africa : _b30 Degrees South Publishers, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (256 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520			_a"This is the true story of Irving Tucker, who married an English girl, Yvonne, and left South Africa in 1976 to farm sheep on the Welsh border, growing their own organic vegetables and living a healthy life style. They returned to South Africa every year on holiday. The couple was childless. The book deals with Irving\2019s complex personality and his love of practical jokes, and traces the relationship between him and the writer over the period 1961-2011. The death of Yvonne in 2010 is the primary reason why Irving announces to his friends that he is going to kill himself; this despite the fact that he is healthy, relatively young and has recently sold a piece of art for over Đ1 million. For two years following Yvonne's death, his friends attempt to dissuade him from committing suicide, never sure whether it is a cry for help, an attempt to get attention, another practical joke or a serious threat. He sponsors an elephant-collaring in the bush and invites a group of friends to join him for this last African adventure. Around the campfire at night, he and his friends openly discuss his plans. The polarized reactions of Tucker's confidants range from vehement denial to vehement support, as he advises them that his suicide date is rapidly approaching. In January 2011 he returns home to England, his deadline the end of February. Irving Tucker is a complex character with great attributes and glaring faults. This is a story of love, friendship and caring, of laughter, fun, sadness and tragedy. It is the story of a man determined to leave this world at a time of his choosing."--Back cover
588	0		_aPrint version record.
505	0		_aCover; Title page; Copyright ; Contents; Prologue; chapter 1: Homecoming; Chapter 2: A Taste Of Joburg; Chapter 3: Irving's Plan; Chapter 4: London 1962; Chapter 5: Joburg Reunion; Chapter 6: The Joker; Chapter 7: Packing For Perth; Chapter 8: Haga Haga; Chapter 9: Haga Haga-Love-Hate Relationships; Chapter 10: Yvonee's Last visit; Chapter 11: Yvone's Struggle; Chapter 12: I've Lost Half of Myself; Chapter 13: Sable Break; Chapter 14: Elephant collaring; Chapter 15: Brush with Death; Chapter 16: Return Trip Plans; chapter 17: A Costly Judegement; Chapter 18: The Copper Bangle.
505	8		_aChapter 19: Drinks On the Rockschapter20: Drinks On the Rocks; Chapter 21: Revenge; Chapter 22: A Boy Called Sue; Chapter 23: Desperate Efforts; Chapter 24: Ou Dae (Old Days); Chapter 25: Goodbye; Epilogue; Acknowledgements.
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600	1	0	_aTucker, Irving. _91050726
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