ABOUT EVADEEN

 

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I grew up in Germany with 2 sisters and studied languages and cultural sciences. South Africa is my second home now and I love being part of this new, vibrant society.

As a teenager and in my teens and in my twenties, I travelled extensively and some of my books were inspired by such travel experiences. I had to travel on a shoestring budget and often relied on friends to get by. During my studies, I often had jobs, such as cleaning hotel rooms, washing dishes in a restaurant, tutoring school children and sometimes, I was even a street musician.

 

​Feeling adventurous and with a new qualification as a translator under my belt, I moved to Africa in 1988. I worked in Gaborone, Botswana as a secretary and in Palapye as a language teacher. After 2 years I contemplated returning to Europe, but South Africa seemed to be the better option. So I moved to Johannesburg and my South African life began.

Here I met and married my German husband and we raised 2 daughters. I studied computers and management of training, worked as a corporate software trainer, opened a training college and was active in business committees. Times were tough and I decided to go back to translating professionally.

 

In 2003, I began to write novels on the side and loved it. Today, we still live in Johannesburg and now my daughters are doing the studying and travelling, while I - still happily married - work at home and write my books (which I don’t really consider work).