(POSTAGE INCLUDED) Place of Reeds by C Davies - NEW

Pub: J Ball Publishers, 2005. Trade Paperback

ISBN: 186842216X .  New Book

The true story of a remarkable woman and her twelve extraordinary years in Botswana.

Caitlin Davies was in her twenties and studying in America when she met and fell in love with the enigmatic Ron.  When Ron returned to his home in Botswana, Caitlin joined him in Maun, the "Place of Reeds", and the two began their lives together.

Eager to absorb all that Setswana culture had to offer, the headstrong Londoner found herself becoming part of Ron's large extended family, falling in love with both the country and its people.  Eventually, with the birth of their daughter Ruby, Caitlin's happiness seemed complete.

But the Botswana  of the 1990s was changing. AIDS and urbanisation had taken their toll, violence was on the increase. When, with her child in her arms, Caitlin was brutally attacked, Ron's family closed ranks and Caitlin found herself ostracized by the very people she had grown to love.

Passionate, hilarious, dramatic and heartbreaking in turn, 'Place of Reeds' is Caitlin Davies' moving account of her twelve eventful years in Botswana.

A story about a clash of cultures, the inflexibilty of beliefs and traditions, about women, about courage, resilience and ultimately survival.