Caitlin Davies
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Caitlin Davies is an English author. Her parents are Margaret Forster
and Hunter Davies
, both well-known writers.
Although born in England, Davies has been associated with Botswana since 1990 when she met her husband, Ron, while studying for a Masters in English at Clark University
, USA. Relocating to Botswana and working as a teacher, and then a freelance journalist, she wrote the novel Jamestown Blues and The Return of El Negro. The victim of a brutal assault and rape, she was active in research concerning domestic violence
in Botswana.
She returned to England with her daughter after divorcing her husband and published a memoir about her experiences, called Place of Reeds; her novel Black Mulberries was published in 2008. Her novel, Friends Like Us was published in September 2009.
She is currently working on a fictionalised account of two Edwardian baby farmers, who were hanged at Holloway Prison in 1903. The Ghost of Lily Painter will be published by Hutchinson in June 2010 and in Windmill paperback in 2011.
She is also writing an illustrated non-fiction book on the bathing ponds and lido on Hampstead Heath
, with photographer Ruth Corney, to be published by Frances Lincoln in 2012. She also writes education and careers features for The Independent newspaper.
Margaret Forster
Margaret Forster is a British author. She was born in Carlisle, England, where she attended Carlisle and County High School for Girls , and then won an Open Scholarship to read modern history at Somerville College, Oxford, from where she graduated in 1960.After a short period as a teacher at...
and Hunter Davies
Hunter Davies
Edward Hunter Davies is a prolific British author, journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best known for writing the only authorised biography of The Beatles.- Early life :...
, both well-known writers.
Although born in England, Davies has been associated with Botswana since 1990 when she met her husband, Ron, while studying for a Masters in English at Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
, USA. Relocating to Botswana and working as a teacher, and then a freelance journalist, she wrote the novel Jamestown Blues and The Return of El Negro. The victim of a brutal assault and rape, she was active in research concerning domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
in Botswana.
She returned to England with her daughter after divorcing her husband and published a memoir about her experiences, called Place of Reeds; her novel Black Mulberries was published in 2008. Her novel, Friends Like Us was published in September 2009.
She is currently working on a fictionalised account of two Edwardian baby farmers, who were hanged at Holloway Prison in 1903. The Ghost of Lily Painter will be published by Hutchinson in June 2010 and in Windmill paperback in 2011.
She is also writing an illustrated non-fiction book on the bathing ponds and lido on Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is a large, ancient London park, covering . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London clay...
, with photographer Ruth Corney, to be published by Frances Lincoln in 2012. She also writes education and careers features for The Independent newspaper.