It includes a witch doctor’s recipe for stewed swallow, dragons in Namibia, Americans in Brazzaville, explains how to travel without money or a passport, describes a terrifying incident involving three Spanish soldiers and a tiny orange dog, betrays several swallow secrets and proves that Wales exists only because of Ryan Giggs. It also tests the wisdom of an ancient piece of hearsay: the Zulus say that those who follow the swallows never come back…

Magical, gripping, beautifully written with passion and purpose, A Single Swallow describes a life-changing journey through the human and natural worlds.