‘Brown-Peterson writes vulnerably and beautifully about her experiences in Uganda: the challenges she faced, and also the many ways in which she grew and was transformed. I recommend it very highly’ Read More »
‘Brown-Peterson writes vulnerably and beautifully about her experiences in Uganda: the challenges she faced, and also the many ways in which she grew and was transformed. I recommend it very highly’ Read More »
‘took me on a journey into Africa to a people I could really empathise with. I lived every single emotion that the author described: I laughed, I got frustrated, I got excited and I cried’ Read More »
‘Here is a woman we can relate to, who struggles with issues of confidence; with having to socialise when she just wants solitude; with ever-present death from AIDS, childbirth complications and Ebola. The author emerges as stronger, but changed’ Read More »
‘Well-written in an engaging style, African Pearl is a frank, enlightening account of the author’s experiances working in Uganda. Highly recommeded’ Read More »
‘Pamela’s honesty and vulnerability about her own personal, spiritual journey meant the book was a life-challenging and at times intensely moving story. I would fully recommend this book’ Read More »
‘I would recommend this to anyone who desires to help others around the globe and wants a window into what that may look like’ Read More »
‘This beautiful book is a memoir but reads like a novel. I really felt I was there’ Read More »
‘Despite being of African extraction the author was a muzungu (foreigner) as far as they were concerned’ Read More »
‘thoughtfully, and honestly, written book, which flows well from page to page’ Read More »
Pamela, how long have you been writing and how did you get started?
I’ve been writing creative non-fiction since 2008, but before that I wrote and published some academic articles in public health journals.
African Pearl records personal details of your own journey into discovering and understanding more about your identity – how did you find writing about these things… Read More »