In this vivid memoir, Harry Mitchell gives a vivid account of the British Colonial administration in Sierra Leone in the twilight of empire. Covering such topics as civil war, United Nations occupation, and British control of the diamond trade, Mitchell covers a comprehensive recent history of a country in chaos. Mitchell fears the fate of Sierra Leone as an independent nation despite the stability and calm and independence.

Harry Mitchell served as an Administrative Officer in Sierra Leone from 1954-1959. He is now an immigration adjudicator hearing appeals against decisions from the Immigration and Nationality Department of the Home Office.

"Harry Mitchell tells his story in a straightforward and attractive style...his descriptive writing is a pleasure to read."--Dougal Reid, The Overseas Pensioner