Catherine Buckle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (March 2008) |
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (April 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
| Catherine Buckle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rhodesia |
| Occupation | Farmer, writer |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Writing period | 2000–present |
| Genres | Non fiction |
| Subjects | Land reform in Zimbabwe Autobiography |
| Children | 1 |
Catherine Buckle or Cathy Buckle is a writer living in Marondera, Zimbabwe. She and her husband bought "Stow Farm" and spent over ten years turning its rocky grounds into fertile soil, making the farm productive and viable. However, in 2000 she lost her farm, home and livelihood to a group of "war veterans" who claimed rights to her land.
Buckle has written three books for children. Most recently she has written African Tears and Beyond Tears', two books telling about her struggle after she lost her farm and how, when she returned to it two years later, it had been turned into a squatter camp. Despite heavy pressures on writers by the Zimbabwean Government, Buckle writes a weekly e-mail telling of the current situation in Zimbabwe which is sent around the globe.
