Description
When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the Wild Coast. Researching its history, he explores the Cattle Killing of 1856-1857. Was Nongqawuse a deceiver or a liberation leader? Treive’s quest spans continents, from South Africa to England, ending with a shocking revelation closer to home than expected.
The author: Dr Treive Nicholas trained as a research scientist in chemistry and biology, before leading an international career in commerce. He has travelled extensively in South Africa, particularly in the Eastern Cape. Treive is the author of A Nun and the Pig. Tales from South Africa (2021, Amberley Publishing and Jonathan Ball Publishing) about his time working as a teacher to Black students in Nelson Mandela’s hometown of Mthatha during 1980s apartheid South Africa. Over the years he has been stalked by a jaguar in the Amazon, charged at by a rhino in Namibia, corralled by oryx in the UAE and come eye to eye with bull sharks on the ocean floor off the coast of Mexico.
