Withenay Wanders: Writing Wednesday

Writing Wednesday

Writing Wednesday tries to capture something of what is happening in my writing world. Often this is about my own writing (in particular the progress of my book In the shade of the Mulberry Tree) -

the frustrations, the joys, the anticipation, the struggles, the excitement.

It also includes book reviews and discussions of topics and issues related to the world of books, writing and publishing.

Here are quick links to the back catalogue:

It was a dark and stormy night ...
An Awfully Big Blog Adventure Literary Festival
The one with the language barrier
Holiday books
The writing process
What's in a name?
Neither rhyme nor rhythm?
Two duds
My Mslexia Hit
Seeking perfection
No man is an island
Haiku
The hand that first held mine
World Book Day

Organising her husband, toddler and babe in arms, three suitcases, two rucksacks, a pram and a travel cot onto a plane ready for a new life in Zambia is complicated enough. Given Catharine's fear of malaria and tropical diseases and the anxieties of moving beyond the reach of friends and family, she wonders how she was persuaded to move at all. Then, just as they approach the airport, it appears that they don’t have their passports.

In the Shade of the Mulberry Tree is a heartwarming and thought provoking tale about Catharine Withenay's first year living abroad as an expatriate wife. She chronicles her family's adventures as they settle into a new culture far from home. Nothing is as simple as it should be, from buying furniture to getting a haircut. As she copes with motherhood and the injustices of poverty and healthcare in Zambia she wonders: could she ever come to call this place home?

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