Category Archives: Breath of Africa

Desert Camp of a Million Stars

Posted on February 18, 2013 by jbwye

Koobi Fora – now a Field School – is Richard Leakey’s renowned prehistoric site on the eastern edge of Lake Turkana. It features briefly in BREATH OF AFRICA, and not far away lies the site of a petrified forest, where … Continue reading →

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Our Valentine

Posted on February 5, 2013 by jbwye

Happy VALENTINE’S DAY everyone! And it’s thirty-nine days to go before the launch of BREATH OF AFRICA! Please delve further into the cradle of my wonderful publishers, the Crooked Cats. They have created a loving newsletter, and even included a … Continue reading →

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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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The Vastness of Africa

Posted on December 20, 2012 by jbwye

My Editor has SPOKEN – at last! In her opinion, the beauty of BREATH OF AFRICA is in the wonderful descriptions of Africa, and she feels the main character is Africa itself… That was exactly in my soul as I … Continue reading →

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There is always Hope … Shining through

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jbwye

Nicholas Monsarrat is one of my most favourite authors. His “Tribe” books, The Tribe that Lost Its Head, and Richer than All His Tribe made a deep impression on me as a young woman, although I could only bring myself … Continue reading →

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  My real live editor for BREATH OF AFRICA has now been allocated. “Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.”   … Continue reading →

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Breath of Africa

Posted on November 8, 2012 by jbwye

BREATH OF AFRICA, my first novel, set in Kenya from the ‘fifties to the ‘eighties, is scheduled for release in February! It was conceived forty years ago, went into hibernation, and has taken the past ten years to emerge into its … Continue reading →

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