Books like Twenty Chickens for a Saddle by Robyn Scott
Robyn Scott’s voice emerges in this richly described memoir of growing up in Botswana among a loving but unconventional family. Moving there at age seven, she experiences a childhood steeped in adventure—homeschooling by storybooks, hunting in the bush, and life alongside a flying doctor father and a holistic‑medicine mother. The narrative follows the family’s relocations, first to a game farm near South Africa where apartheid attitudes persist among white neighbors, and later to Zimbabwe where Robyn begins conventional school. Confronting the growing AIDS crisis, she witnesses its devastating impact on rural clinics and community life. Through a clear‑eyed, unsentimental lens, Scott captures both the beauty and challenges of Africa, rendering a vivid portrait of her era.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Robyn Scott
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