A Yellow Butterfly on an Elephant's Foot

A love affair with Namibia

Lydia Schroder, Nicola Fouche

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English

Lydia Schroder
22 February 2021

Memoirs; Living & working abroad; Humour collections & anthologies; Travel & holiday guides; Classic travel writing

Have you ever dreamed of climbing into a Land Rover Defender, with the Love of your Life, and heading into one of the most excruciatingly beautiful wilderness areas left on this planet? Camping wild, with not another living soul for miles around?

If you find this idea enticing, pour yourself a glass of wine, settle comfortably in your favourite armchair and join Lydia and Anthon in Henry, their old Landie. You will accompany them on one of their journeys through Kaokokoveld, the North Western corner of Namibia in Southern Africa.

You will visit thundering waterfalls and drive through endless desert landscapes, chat to Queen Elizabeth of Opuwo, encounter a polar bear in the Skeleton Coast, kiss a crocodile and much, much more.

Structured around one of their many trips into the Namibian wilderness, the book combines anecdotes from Anthon's medical practice, Lydia's work as architect, stories from Anthon's childhood and life in Namibia. Embellished with descriptions of the sensational landscapes they drive through, the book is also filled with travel tips and fun-facts about the wild animals and unique plants and trees they encounter along the way. Lydia introduces you to real Namibians and their lives and allow them to tell the reader a few stories of their own.

At times hilarious, at times achingly melancholic, you will end this journey thirsting for more. Perhaps it will inspire you to plan an expedition of your own. Or simply wait for Lydia's next instalment.

This edition includes a map of Namibia, highlighting the main places mentioned in the book, as well as an illustrated map of their route through Kaokoveld.

Quirky thumbnail illustrations by artist Nicola Fouché bring chapter headings to life.

By: Lydia Schroder
Illustrated by: Nicola Fouche
Imprint: Lydia Schroder
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 268g
ISBN: 9783982286426
ISBN 10: 3982286425
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 22 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lydia Schröder grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa. An architect by profession, she lived and practised in Namibia for eighteen years. With her doctor husband, Anthon, she travelled extensively throughout Namibia, both for work and leisure. In 2016, when their youngest child left the house, they closed their practices, put their earthly belongings in storage and set themselves adrift. For the next couple of years they lived out of their suitcases, spending at least three months every year driving through the entire Namibia while Anthon practised rural medicine along the way. Their wanderings took them from South Africa to Germany, New Zealand, Shanghai and Singapore, while Anthon deepened his training and honed his new-found skills as an Ego State and Somatic Experiencing therapist. When they needed to take a breather, they spent time in their wooden cabin by the sea in Hermanus, South Africa, where Lydia completed 'A Yellow Butterfly on an Elephant's Foot'. In 2019 they stumbled upon a fairy tale town in Bavaria, fell in love with a fifteenth century loft apartment overlooking the market place and decided to drop anchor for a while. Nicola Fouché was born in South Africa in 1991. In 1998 her family moved to Namibia. Having grown up in a country bursting with far-stretching, highly contrasting landscapes and imagery, these places and spaces continuously serve as a basis for inspiration in her art practise. In 2015 she graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) with a BA degree in Visual Art (Fine Art). From 2016 to 2020 she lived and worked in Shanghai, China. Currently she resides in Hermanus, South Africa.