Place of Reeds

24-year-oldCaitlinDavieswasstudyinginAmericawhenshemetandfellinlovewiththeenigmaticRon.WhenRonreturnedtohishomeinBotswana,CaitlinjoinedhiminMaun,the'PlaceofReeds',andthetwobegantheirlivestogether.EagertoabsorballthatSetswanaculturehadtooffer,CaitlinfoundherselfbecomingpartofRon'sextendedfamily,fallinginlovewithboththecountryanditspeople.Eventually,withthebirthoftheirdaughter,Caitlin'shappinessseemedcomplete.ButtheBotswanaofthe1990swaschanging.AIDSandurbanizationhadtakentheirtoll,violencewasontheincrease.When,withherchildinherarms,Caitlinwasbrutallyattacked,Ron'sfamilyclosedranksandCaitlinfoundherselfostracizedbytheverypeopleshehadgrowntolove.Passionate,hilarious,dramaticandheartbreakinginturn,PlaceofReedsisastoryoftheclashofcultures,theinflexibilityofbeliefandtraditions.It'sastoryaboutwomen-aboutCaitlinandherdaughter,aboutEliahandMadintwa,Ron'sformidablemotherandgrandmother.Mostofall,it'sastoryaboutonewoman'scourage,resilience-andultimately,survival.