Grant Lock

A successful Australian stud beef cattle breeder and agricultural businessman, Grant has always been interested in current affairs, international politics, human rights and the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. For twenty four years he and his gutsy wife, Janna, moved into voluntary development work in the Islamic Republics of Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Kabul Grant was the Deputy Executive Director of a longstanding NGO involved in training Afghans in a diversity of areas including eye-care, primary mental health, micro hydro electricity, business training and empowering widows.  Richly rewarding, it was not without frustration and danger. Grant has a passion to share insights into that pivotal part of the world.

 

Latest book: Shoot Me First: A Biography
Broad Continent 2011
Shoot Me First, sub-titled: 'a cattleman in Taliban country - 24 years in the hot-spots of Pakistan and Afghanistan', is a gripping personal account of life in that turbulent region. The author offers intriguing insights into the culture of the tribal territories that straddle the two countries. This is home to the Taliban, an untamed land which continues to absorb so much of the world’s attention and military endeavour. Lock is shrewd and laconic but above all compassionate. His experience of the world’s two major religions deserves careful consideration.

Genres:

• adventure
• historical
• multicultural
• nonfiction
• travel
• Afghanistan and Pakistan

 

Website: www.shootmefirst.com

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Publisher:   Broad Continent
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Phone: 1300 13 7725

Available for:

• readings
• speaking engagements