Monthly Archives: January 2013

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Posted on January 21, 2013 by jbwye

BREATH OF AFRICA was published by Crooked Cat on 15th March, 2013!! The story is based in Kenya, but there are brief episodes in Tanzania (excerpt below), and Oxford. “The road snaked up the volcano towards the crater rim. Dense … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind the Story

Posted on January 12, 2013 by jbwye

BREATH OF AFRICA is a novel. The characters and the story are figments of my imagination. But the book draws on my experiences over fifty years of living in Kenya. The places I knew included Loreto Convent, Eldoret, taken with … Continue reading →

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The False Baobab.

Posted on January 4, 2013 by jbwye

I asked my daughter to paint a sample cover for BREATH OF AFRICA using the theme of a false baobab. The plains of Africa are littered with ant hills. Some envelope the trunks of scraggly acacia bushes, turning them into … Continue reading →

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