At odds with the 1930's society of white East Africa, Anna, who grew up among the peoples of the African bush, defies convention to become a pilot, tracking wild game, and flying long distances. Carrying supplies into the bush, Anna meets Jilu, an independent woman running a safari camp at Eland Springs. Jilu provides the support Anna needs when confronted with her conflict over tracking the ivory hunters and the threat to the elephants. Eland Springs becomes a refuge for Anna, a home to return to where there is the comfort of a loving friendship.

Runway at Eland Springs

ReBecca Beguin

Literature & Fiction

New Victoria Publishers

<p>Following her dream to explore the African continent, join Lily Bascombe as she sets sail in 1895. The sea captain tells her of another white woman who has disappeared into the bush and gives Lily letters and tea should she ever find her. Along with her guides, Lily makes her way across the continent as a trader, soon finding herself obsessed with finding Miss Margery Poole. She sloshes through mosquito-ridden swamps, across raging rivers, and through endless entangled jungle paths until a piece of lace from an English corset leads her to the elusive Miss Poole, who, it appears, has shed more than her corset.</p>

In Unlikely Places

United States

The time is 1929. The event is the first women's cross-country flying derby. Experienced pilot Hazel Preston and her lover, Jo Russell, become fierce rivals as the competition begins. Their personal conflict is soon overshadowed by a tragic crash which Hazel believes is no accident. While investigating possible sabotage, Hazel falls for the charming ex-wing walker and photographer, Vera Davis, body and soul. But, as Hazel digs deeper, she can't ignore the shadow of suspicion settling over Vera. With the future of women in aviation at stake, Hazel presses on in search of the truth. Based on the First National Women's Air Derby, held in August 1929 and other historical data.

Hers Was the Sky

Torrid Zone: A Mystery Novel

The author describes her book as my word-film of those inner moods and dreamscapes where the characters develop and expose the emotions or dreams of the dreamer through rites of passage and the coming age.

Her Voice in the Drum;

Lichen Publications