Tlhobogang’s fugitive reflections
Henny Maruapula | Wednesday December 18, 2024 09:24
As a single mother navigating love, loss, and healing, Tlhobogang learns to embrace her vulnerabilities, find strength in solitude, and redefine her path forward. “I went to therapy when I was younger and found writing as a way to express my thoughts,” Tlhobogang said. At junior school she started to do English Literature, where her love for literature transpired. She loves reading books and analysing them. The author poured out her heart and soul to be read, resonate, heal, and reflect pieces of us all. The memoir is touching and personal and taps into our feelings, a unique proposition that the author wanted to achieve. She started writing at a tender age during her primary school days.
“I was in love, got pregnant, and then found out that I was being cheated on,’’ said an emotional Tlhobogang. She highlights that this is where the pain started and the moment caused her to reflect and pen Fugitive Reflections. Tlhobogang started writing as a way of talking to God, and expressing how she felt. She highlights that she saw life in different dimensions, lenses and scopes. The author plans to mix art, poetry, storytelling and her nursing profession to make healing holistic. Tlhobogang also wrote the book to be more like a piece of advice to her daughter. “Let’s journey through the echoes of love, loss, and the relentless pursuit of self”, states Tlhobogang.
Tlhobogang is currently doing her last year in General Nursing but wants to pursue a career in Psychiatric Nursing. This book targets young parents and it is dedicated to women who are married, not married, have or don’t have children. The reason why the author decided to have it as a reflection is that she went through a journey and it made her realise and look at things from a different perspective. It is more like a personal life experience in which the author wanted to express herself through words. A Webinar is planned for early 2025 to get people to talk about topics in the book. People who contributed to the completion of the book such as editing and proofreading are also anticipated to form part of the Webinar. The physical book launch of Fugitive Reflections is scheduled in about six months.