A moving and very accessible account of one of Africa's best-known women writersBessie Head.
South Africa: Against Heavy Odds 1937-64ChildhoodSt. Monica's Home, 1950-56Journalism: Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1958 60Political and Emotional Involvement, 1960-64Botswana: A Fresh Start 1964-77 Teaching in Serowe 1964Radisele and Francistown 1966 69"When Rain Clouds Gather"Serowe Again, "Maru"Putting Down Roots, 1969-70Ripping Up the Young Plant: "A Question of Power"A Sense of Community: "Serowe," The Collector of Treasures"Publishers Clash, Philosophical MusingsHistory and Tale TellingOutside Africa: A Broader View 1977-86 Ohio 1977Berlin and Denmark 1979-80Nigeria 1982: " A Bewitched Crossroad"Australia 1984EpiloguePhotosBibliographyIndex