Tag Archives: botswana

Evening of Empowerment

Posted on 14 September 2019 by Lance Greenfield

I am very much looking forward to being one of the three invited speakers at Orange Rose Agency’s Evening of Empowerment at the Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke on Tuesday evening. For my part, I shall be talking about the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Event | Tagged boikanyo trust phenyo, Book Event, botswana, eleven miles, elevenmiles, hong kong, inspiration, knitting, knitting can walk, Maun, motivation, Self-publishing, sexaxa village, writing motivation | 2 Comments

Free Novels for Black Friday!

Posted on 23 November 2017 by Lance Greenfield

Although I believe that “Black Friday” is just a marketing invention to dupe the masses into accepting an extra sale period, I am entering into the spirit. For just one day only, on 24th November *, you will be able … Continue reading →

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Posted in black friday, Book, Eleven Miles, free book, knitting can walk | Tagged achievement, africa, amazon, black friday, books, botswana, download, eleven miles, elevenmiles, free, hong kong, inspiration, inspirational, knitting can walk | 5 Comments

Review: The Double Comfort Safari Club

Posted on 5 September 2016 by Lance Greenfield

The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just love all of the characters in this series, even the ones who are a little bit miscreant, and I always enjoy the little … Continue reading →

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Posted in African Culture, Book review, Botswana | Tagged africa, book review, botswana, Detective, Gabarone, Maun, McCall Smith, Okavango, Ramotswe, South African | 1 Comment

Eleven Miles – more touching reviews

Posted on 29 July 2016 by Lance Greenfield

It fills my heart with pride and joy when I read reviews of my debut novel, Eleven Miles, which tell of the real reflection of life and society in remote African villages. This is exactly what I was trying to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book review, Eleven Miles, Personal | Tagged africa, amazon, book review, botswana, Children, eleven miles, South African, writing, writing inspiration | 3 Comments

UK Southern African Empowerment & Cultural Workshop

Posted on 6 April 2015 by Lance Greenfield

On 14th March, I had a wonderful time at the UK Southern African Empowerment & Cultural workshop in Grays, Essex. I reported on that day at the time (see this blog post and this one from Eloise), but here are the videos … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, South African | Tagged book, botswana, culture, eleven miles | 1 Comment

African Empowerment Workshop

Posted on 23 February 2015 by Lance Greenfield

Are you interested in the culture and people of southern Africa? Now is your big chance to find out more by participating in our Southern African Empowerment and Cultural Workshop on 14th March at St Thomas Hall in Grays, Essex … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book, Botswana, Eleven Miles | Tagged book, botswana, coming of age, eleven miles, elevenmiles | 1 Comment

Review of Eleven Miles from Drifter

Posted on 21 February 2015 by Lance Greenfield

Great debut novel This is an enchanting 4 and 1/2 star story of a young girl’s struggle to overcome some fearsome obstacles in order to gain an education. The story is set in Botswana and the African sun shines out … Continue reading →