Twenty Chickens For A Saddle
The Story of an African Childhood
1st Edition
Published on 4. February 2013
288 pages
978-1-4088-4291-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-4291-1 (9781408842911)
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Person
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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map of Botswana
- 1 Grandpa's Visitors
- 2 The Cowshed and the Witch Doctor
- 3 Kissing Snakes
- 4 Ngaka and Mmangaka
- 5 Schools of Thought
- 6 School
- 7 Sunbeams and Chameleons
- 8 Mum's Experiment
- 9 Shocking Experiences
- 10 Grandpa Ivor
- 11 Whispers About Lions
- 12 The Clinics
- 13 Lessons
- 14 Living on the Fringe
- 15 Christmas
- 16 The Whole Family's Half of an Island
- 17 Prizes for the Gifted
- 18 The Good Karma of Khama
- 19 Fiddian Green
- 20 Neighbours
- 21 Good Neighbours
- 22 School
- 23 Lulu and Damien
- 24 Mum
- 25 Talking About Lions
- 26 Elizabeth
- 27 Dad
- 28 Leaving Limpopo
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Afrikaans Glossary
- A Note on the Author
- eCopyright
