In FranklyFreke, Patrick Freke Evans recounts a life full of adventure. His story begins when, as a young man, he heads to Germany with the British Army of the Rhine. It proves to be a formative experience; one where the naiveté of youth is swiftly replaced by hard-learned wisdom.

Patrick continues on his military adventures from desert encampments in Bahrain and Aden to lotus-eating in Cyprus and war in Oman. Meandering pathways eventually lead to true love and domestic bliss, trading freewheeling bachelorhood for family and political aspirations.