Asante Mamsapu

About the Book

The book chronicles the life of an Austrian couple and their young daughter, who came to live in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in the late 1920s. It describes how the head of the family, the future Government Sociologist of Tanzania, started out as a wealthy planter, and was then forced by the world economic situation into looking for other work, which took the family all over the country. It tells of their lives under very basic conditions and how his wife and daughter had to cope with their changed circumstances. The story also contrasts the life of the daughter in the African countryside with her experiences in a brand-new Mission school. The book shows how despite hardship, the family managed to make the best of their lives, having adventures along the way. It records the friendship they enjoyed with the Africans, and the interest the family had in their lives, their music and dance.

About the Author

After her early years in Africa, the author went to Britain, married and raised a family there. She now writes and has published the story of her cousinÕs family during WW2, as well as a book of African animal folk tales for children, and a romantic novel. Her interest in art has led her to create the illustrations for ÔAsante MamsapuÕ. She lives in England and is working on her new novel.