Ooh, the long awaited prequel…wonderful, as always.

You flatter me.

Zambezi…Zambezi…isnt that a fun thing to say? anyway, great prequel; it adds the note of romance lol

(I had to Google “African Rivers”. Zambezi sounded the coolest.) xD

Nice job of setting the scene.
most of Rawlings’s ‘correspondents’ can be found in the basement of any sleazy pub
Very funny.