{"id":33722,"date":"2024-05-27T09:55:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T07:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=33722"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:55:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T07:55:25","slug":"inspired-by-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/inspired-by-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired by Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salt Rock writer Maureen Campbell has released her debut novel \u2013 and it\u2019s packed with romance, adventure and wild landscapes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Born in Zimbabwe, Maureen and her family moved to Zululand when she was a teenager. The magic of the bush is in her blood and it\u2019s what largely inspired her to write her novel African Dawn, which was published late last year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Although she has always written, it wasn\u2019t until she was 73 years old that she finally completed her book. The novel tells the story of Ivy, a young woman from London who travels to South Africa to trace her family history. Maureen says the character simply popped into her head but she never imagined she would actually publish a book. It was only with her husband\u2019s encouragement that she decided to give it a try. \u201cIt was so scary,\u201d she admits. The first publisher she approached advised her to put the manuscript away and return to it later, and that\u2019s what she did. \u201cWhen I returned to it some time later, I had this whole new enthusiasm,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Living through the pandemic was a huge motivating factor for completing the novel as it changed her perspective and the things she valued most. \u201cIt made me think about my life,\u201d she says. \u201cWe knew so many people who didn\u2019t make it, and I thought, this is my time.\u201d Now Maureen writes most days and she says she has had a great response to her book so far. That said, having her story out in the world has felt both terrifying and exciting.
\nA mother and grandmother, Maureen loves to spend time with her family and she and husband Rob travel a lot. She loves life on the North Coast and also spends as much time as she can in the bush. She\u2019s currently working on another novel \u2013 one that will be rich with South African history.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> Africa Dawn is available on www.takealot.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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