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Scatterlings-

A Tapestry of

Afri-Expat Tales

'Scatterlings' - a book for migrants from

Southern Africa.

I grew up on a farm on the Lesotho border - where I visually imbibed
the rich textures, dramatic cloud formations, golden wheat fields
and dolomite 'koppies' as my childhood vista.

This was juxtaposed against the routine of boarding school in a small
Freestate town.

In my adult life I hailed from Hilton -South Africa and now reside in
Auckland - New Zealand- a large sprawling city with sea views in almost
every direction.

I spent the last 18 months working on my book - which I believe will be
beneficial for South Africans at home and abroad as emigration impacts
our lives whether we leave SA or stay at home and lose loved ones to
migration...

I see us as the 'shrapnelled society" - Within the book I chronicle my
early years as a farm child through to adulthood in South Africa followed
by my 'Aha Moment' to emigrate.

Psychological knowledge and skills are used to provide a Process
section as a facilitation tool for migrants who go through stages of grief
and adaptation.

Others' stories are blended into the book, including children's tales
and perceptions. Those who share their stories, have hailed from
Rhodesia and South Africa and have settled in places like Peru,
New Zealand, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, England, Canada, USA
and Kenya.

A South African time line from Khoi Khoi to current includes a
political/historical background plus articles by well known SA writers,
political figure heads and projectionists- which enhances the readers
understanding of the complexity of the SA story.

The book concludes with poetry about Africa, some favourite
traditional recipes and an epilogue.

Eve's Biography-

I'm passionate about humanity and worked with underprivileged and disabled children

in South Africa for many years.

I'm a special needs' teacher, expressive therapist and psychologist,currently practicing as an educational psychologist in Auckland.I'm a freelance writer and since emigrating 5 years ago,

have taken up the mantle as an advocate for the migrant population whom I

support and assist during their complex transition, adaptation and acculturation.

I see the book as part of my own healing journey;and in the tapestry,

woven with others' stories, others and I have found solace and strength through

connectivity and identification.

My wish is that anyone who reads this book finds strength

and healing through its contents... Namaste

Endorsement from Kerry Engelbrecht-

I have laughed, cried and talked things over in my head while reading

Hemming’s extraordinary collection of Scatterlings.

She carefully treads through the complex nature of our beloved land,

and the mixed-up feelings so many expats feel.

She puts into words emotions that come from deep within and

journeys through the profound effects of saying goodbye to one’s home.

Full of hope and appreciation for our new lands,

Scattlerings

is a therapeutic journey for anyone smart enough to read it.

Eloquent and poetic, yet real and useful...

Remarkable how someone else’s story can be so healing.

-Kerry Engelbrecht -Writer, Copy Editor & Immigrant

Excerpt from the book

It’s blissful not living behind a high wall. I love the

freedom of wide expanses of glass—unfettered by burglar
bars, the freedom of no gates or electrical gadgets, security
guards, two-way radios and panic buttons. I sleep peacefully
except for my occasional early a.m. cup of tea.

It’s difficult to imagine that once we slept
in a permanent state of high arousal.
We were always waiting...

Waiting for the dogs to bark
that heralded a possible property invasion and the
possibility of one’s personal space being violated.

Yet without all our children and grandchildren here,

this perceived bliss is coloured by that
pulsating void.

Hope seems to be the intangible

ingredient, which propels people to survive. It is the

intangible heart beat which pulses through our survival
genes. Hope comes in many forms. It is, I think, linked to
the individual’s value system and personal circumstances.
Some people hope for survival in the midst of a holocaust,
others for a meal to hold those nagging hunger pangs at bay.

Some hope for a material object.

My hope on an egotistical level is to be reunited with all my children.

But on a more altruistic and universal level,

my hope is for the unattainable nirvana—

that place we all wish existed;

the place where no one suffers, where no one

manifests any form of injurious behaviour to self or others.

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4836-4229-1 Ebook 978-1-4836-4230-7

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