The story of Bill Flagg, who certainly was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and his achievements, related here, are all the more remarkable for that. The book provides an insight into the personal cost and reward of pioneering mission, along with glimpses into family life both in rural pre-war Somerset and in South America. Bill Flagg was Diocesan Bishop of Paraguay and North Argentine (1969-73), Assistant Bishop for Chile, Peru and Bolivia (1973-77), Bishop of Peru (1977), Assistant Bishop of Liverpool (1978-86) and Honorary Assistant Bishop of Rochester (1986-92).