Evening Book Discussion

This month’s selection is: Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Costal South Africa. In crisp and poetic prose, the author exposes the history of South Africa’s nefarious diamond industry accompanied by a history of pigeons. Why pigeons? They are the smugglers in the book’s title. This book is a quirky mixture of whimsy, history, and elegy to personal loss. We may have a hunch that diamonds are a sinister business, but in Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa, Frank divulges completely new facets of the trade. The result is an intriguing read.