Greg Hunt continues to stay on top ten bestsellers charts

It will be launched in Bahrain later this month.

They Saddle Dogs, has caught the attention of avid readers. Dubai-based Jane Mathew said: 'As a fellow Dubai resident, I just had to buy your book, and I loved it'.

'I am now on a personal campaign to tell everyone to read it to have fun, to stir out of the shopping malls and wish they were driving off somewhere. It is a very good read'.

Meanwhile, further afield in Saudi Arabia, Peter Pocock writes: 'I have to say that this was probably the best and most entertaining non-fiction book that I have ever read'.

'I found your hilarious accounts of Middle East life entirely accurate, while the moral issues, death and family feelings make the book rise above simply being a funny collection of expatriate memories'.

'My only criticism would simply be that I would have liked the book to have been longer!'

The story is a vibrantly described, experience-filled road journey from Abu Dhabi to London, in Hunt's trusty Nissan Pathfinder, leading They Saddle Dogs to be described as a quirky hybrid between a novel, a snapshot biography, and a travelogue.

The factual and sometimes humorous prose, delves into the intricacies of euthanasia and parent-sibling communication, and unfolds as Hunt recounts his sometimes mind-bending and at other times heart-rending battle with his dying father's last request to help assist his death.

Greg Hunt is a well-known print and radio journalist. He is the founding publisher of the region's inaugural finance magazine, MoneyWorks and a weekly columnist for 7 Days.