The Author Roald Dahl was a British writer.

Although he was born in 1916 in Wales, he spent his childhood in England. At the age of eighteen he went to Africa to work for the Shell Oil Company, which is where Going Solo begins. Dahl is one of the most successful childrens writers and among his books we can mention well-known titles like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Matilda. He died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four. The plot This story focuses on the years that Roald Dahl spent as a pilot for the RAF during the Second World War. Therefore, it is an autobiography but, as the author explains at the beginning, he didnt intend to be accurate and he preferred to be extremely selective and concentrate upon those memories that had remained vivid in his memory. The book is divided into two main parts. In the first one, Dahl tells us the time he spent in Tanzania as a worker for the Shell Company. I really enjoy this part because it gives you a general idea of what life was like in British East Africa: the loneliness of the European colonists that were living there and the cultural differences between them and the native people. Also, it offers a precise view of the wild African nature. The second part starts when Dahl joins the Army. After a period of training, he becomes a pilot and he is sent to several destinations: Egypt, Greece and Syria. I found these chapters entertaining but a bit light. Despite the fact that he is writing about the war time, he hardly shows the suffering of soldiers or civilians. The last chapter focuses on his return to England and the book finishes when the author encounters his mother. Personal opinion I really enjoyed this book because I found it gripping. On the bad side, I think that Roald Dahl gets back to his youth with nostalgia, forgetting the horror of the war and, because of that, he offers a very kind image of those days.