Publisher's Synopsis
On A?Wing and a Prayer is a unique, poignant, frank and honest journey through an often dysfunctional life. Peter Wing's story encompasses a varied and interesting life and touches upon:
- His experiences at an English boarding school where he discovers first love, sadism and bullying.
- Young adulthood in Apartheid South Africa; becoming involved in a terrorist bombing when an anti-Apartheid activist (being held without charge and beaten by police for 3 days).
- Working in Mozambique during the "Freedom from Portugal" struggle
- A career as cabin crew with BOAC and South African Airways - working with celebrity passenger and royalty, getting involved in life of hedonism and alcohol
- Accepting his sexuality; including a look at love, personal relationships and his love affair with a major Olympic male athlete
- A career change to nursing and working on the first AIDS cases and witnessing terrible 'medieval' psychiatric treatments and patient abuse in England
- Finding happiness and fulfilment in retirement
It is a history of a very interesting, glamorous but dysfunctional life which is ultimately redeemed by a new faith and self fulfilment.
