Kate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana:
an experience that would change each of their lives. Living on a
shoestring in a lion conservation camp, Kate home-schools her
family under a camelthorn tree while they also learn at first hand
about the individual lives of wild lions. Their deep attachment to
these magnificent animals is palpable. This contemporary, gritty
and humorous memoir explores the shocking impact of PTSD on a
close-knit family, and their eventual recovery. It is a timely book
that shines a light on an aspect of sexual crime that is often
shrouded in shame: children of parents with PTSD can suffer
collateral damage. The character-driven narrative moves effectively
across time and place, revealing the gradual fragmentation of a
strong woman. Kate Nicholls pulls no punches and her passion to act
as advocate for the secondary victims of trauma is expressed in
raw, unsentimental prose. She skilfully counterbalances this with
amusing insight into family life. She explores the universal
challenges of child-rearing with wit and engaging honesty, offering
an unsanitised insight into raising a family in the African bush.
Kate Nicholls' tightly constructed narrative has received
widespread praise and she made a much-acclaimed appearance at the
Hay Festival with Jane Garvey in May 2019.
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