Catherine Buckle

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Catherine Buckle
Born1957
Non fiction
SubjectLetters, books, and memoirs about Zimbabwe
Website
www.cathybuckle.co.zw

Catherine "Cathy" Buckle is a writer and blogger,[1] born 1957, in Southern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zimbabwe.

Biography

Buckle is a

University of Rhodesia in 1979, having originally trained as a social worker
.

Her

photos, personal entries, and broadcast media outlets. She writes stories about wildlife, conservation
, flora and fauna of her country.

Writings

Buckle has written four children's books, one of which, “The Animals of the Shashani.” was in 2018 selected by ZIMSEC as a set book for Form 1 and 2 English Literature students in Zimbabwean schools.[2]

One of her memoirs, African Tears, chronicles the personal story of the government-approved invasion of her farm, which was bought after Zimbabwean independence. African Tears was serialized in The Sunday Times, Femina magazine and, Rapport newspaper.[3]

In the book, Innocent Victims – Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe's farm invasions, Buckle informs readers of the Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals's rescues of animals during the farm invasions.

Bibliography

  • African Tears. The Zimbabwe Land Invasions. (2001)
  • Beyond Tears. Zimbabwe's tragedy. (2002)
  • Innocent Victims – Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe's farm invasions. (2009)
  • Imire. The Life and Times of Norman Travers. (2010)
  • Can you Hear the Drums. Letters from Zimbabwe 2000 - 2004. (2013)
  • Millions, Billions, Trillions. Letters from Zimbabwe 2005 - 2009. (2014)
  • Sleeping Like A Hare (2015)
  • Rundi. Hand Rearing baby Elephants. (2016)
  • When Winners are Losers Letters from Zimbabwe 2009 - 2013. (2018)
  • Finding Our Voices Letters from Zimbabwe 2013 - 2017. (2018)
  • Surviving Zimbabwe (2020)[4]

References

  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Buckle, Catherine - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ Buckle, Catherine (2 March 2024). "About Cathy Buckle". Cathy Buckle Letters from Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Books By Cathy Buckle". cathybuckle.co.zw. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "About Cathy Buckle: Publishing History". Cathy Buckle - Letters from Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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