Location: United Kingdom
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July 29, 2012
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Marion Molteno
Biography
Marion grew up in South Africa at a time of political conflict, lived for some years in Zambia where her children were born, and then had to leave suddenly after another political crisis. She has lived in Britain since 1976. She has organized adult education provision, pioneered educational projects with multi-ethnic communities, and is now an advisor on children's rights to Save the Children, supporting projects with disadvantaged children in over fifty countries. She has written and lectured widely on issues of language, culture and education.
She has won prizes for both her earlier novels - If you can walk, you can dance won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the best book in the Africa region, and was selected in the top 20 titles in the New Zealand Women's Book Festival. A shield of coolest air won the David Thomas prize. Her short story collection, A language in common, has been translated into five languages. The Bracelets was a winner in the London short story competition and published by Serpent's Tail in Well Sorted.
She has won prizes for both her earlier novels - If you can walk, you can dance won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the best book in the Africa region, and was selected in the top 20 titles in the New Zealand Women's Book Festival. A shield of coolest air won the David Thomas prize. Her short story collection, A language in common, has been translated into five languages. The Bracelets was a winner in the London short story competition and published by Serpent's Tail in Well Sorted.
Where to find Marion Molteno online
Website: http://www.marionmolteno.co.uk
Where to buy in print
Books
Somewhere More Simple
by Marion Molteno
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 103,510.
Language:
English.
Published: July 29, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Plays & Screenplays » European
An absorbing exploration of coming to terms with love, loss and belonging, set against the vividly evoked atmosphere of the Isles of Scilly. Cari, a young teacher, returns to the islands that captured her imagination in childhood. When a girl disappears during a school trip to the mainland Cari is drawn into the mystery, and the unanswered questions of her own past become more urgent to resolve.