Turaco
Publishing is not a general publisher but my own way of publishing a series of
novels set in Uganda.
Do you love
Africa? Are you intrigued by Africa?
If so, you
might enjoy my books.
Welcome to Uganda!
The first in
the series is A Missing Madonna. Set
in Buganda in the first decade of this century, it depicts the recovery of
Uganda since the downfall of Idi Amin and celebrates the resilience of ordinary
people, who lead rather extraordinary lives.
Three
generations of my family were involved in education in East Africa and
education was a family passion. After we left Uganda in the late 1960s and
moved to South Africa, we mourned the decline in education caused by the
political turmoil in Uganda.
Imagine my
pleasure when I began to hear of the resurrection in education in Uganda and
the number of dedicated teachers of all kinds who gallantly worked for
`Excellence of the Best’ against many odds! (I have actually seen `Excellence
of the Best’ painted on a school wall!)
Where ingenious and non-violent theft is a way of life!
A Missing Madonna centres on three thefts, by differing thieves, of a
statue of a Madonna and Child from a convent school chapel, out in the bush on
a hill overlooking Lake Victoria Nyanza. A science pupil and explosives from
the school labs also disappear. Follow the desperate sisters as they trace the
thieves and their loot into odd places. Meet the local characters who help them
on their hunts.
Yes, there is sorrow and
hardship in Buganda, with AIDS still swinging the scythe there. But the brave
sisters of St Mary’s hold a bright light against this dark background. Woman
Power is strong in Africa! Humour and celebration abound among its people.
Join them in a very African Christmas!
See what is written on Mr Julius Ssemogerere’s sugar bowl?
`What is Life without Sweetness?’
