When I asked Terence why he had called his book, "The Tome of Ding," he replied - because it is a tome. A long book. It starts out with his British family members leaving to go to Africa where they become colonists as Africa begins to challenge British rule. From there the action shifts to their attempts to move to Australia and then to New Zealand. Terence himself becomes part of the story with years in the New Zealand Air Force and then as a motorcycle enthusiast in Australia. It's an interesting family journey during a challenging time for colonists in Africa and the British Empire.