Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
The Story of an African Childhood
Seiten
2009
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9656-1 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9656-1 (ISBN)
'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there, Robyn and her siblings, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africa's worst AIDS crises, this moving, enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood.
When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there, Robyn and her siblings, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africa's worst AIDS crises, this moving, enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood.
Born in 1981, Robyn Scott spent her childhood in Botswana before beginning her formal education at the age of fourteen in Zimbabwe. Moving to New Zealand for her undergraduate degree, she studied bioinformatics at the University of Auckland. In 2004, she was awarded a Gates Scholarship to Cambridge University, where she took an MPhil in bioscience enterprise and studied the pricing of medicines in developing countries. Robyn lives in london, but visits and works regularly in southern Africa.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.5.2009 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Einbandart | Paperback |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Reisen ► Reiseberichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7475-9656-5 / 0747596565 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7475-9656-1 / 9780747596561 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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