Good Morning, Mr Mandela
Autor Zelda la Grangeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 iun 2015
Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who supported the rules of segregation. Yet just a few years after the end of Apartheid she would become a most trusted assistant to Nelson Mandela, growing to respect and cherish the man she had been taught was the enemy.
Good Morning, Mr Mandelatells the extraordinary story of how a young woman had her life, beliefs, prejudices and everything she once believed in utterly transformed by the greatest man of her time. It is the incredible journey of an awkward, terrified young typist in her twenties later chosen to become the President's most loyal and devoted servants, spending most of her adult working life travelling with, supporting and caring for the man she would come to call 'Khulu', or 'grandfather'.
Here Zelda la Grange pays tribute to Nelson Mandela as she knew him - a teacher who gave her the most valuable lessons of her life. A man who refused to be defined by his past, who forgave and respected all, but who was also frank, teasing and direct. As he renewed his country, he also freed Zelda from a closed world of fear and mistrust, giving her life true meaning. Now she shares his lasting and inspiring gifts with the world.
This is a book about love and second chances. It will touch your life and make you believe that every one of us, no matter who we are or what we have done, has the power to change.
'Uplifting. . . generally charming, occasionally faintly indiscreet, but always reverent. Surely no one but Mandela - with the possible exception of the Duke of Edinburgh - could have got away with greeting the Queen with a cheery: 'Oh Elizabeth, you've lost weight!'' -Sunday Times
Compelling and ultimately heartbreaking ... her unguarded honesty allows her to tell a remarkable story -Telegraph
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141978659
ISBN-10: 0141978651
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141978651
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Zelda
la
Grange
was
brought
up
in
the
apartheid
South
Africa.
Beginning
as
a
secretary,
she
joined
the
first
democratically
elected
President
of
South
Africa
as
a
Senior
Ministerial
Typist.
She
served
Nelson
Mandela
over
nineteen
years,
and
was
his
Personal
Assistant
when
he
passed
on
in
December
2013.
Recenzii
Zelda
la
Grange
has
a
singular
perspective
on
Nelson
Mandela,
having
served
as
his
long-time
personal
aide,
confidant
and
close
friend.
She
is
a
dear
friend
to
both
of
us
and
a
touchstone
to
all
of
us
who
loved
Madiba.
Her
story
of
their
journey
together
demonstrates
how
a
man
who
transformed
an
entire
nation
also
had
the
power
to
transform
the
life
of
one
extraordinary
woman
Uplifting. . . generally charming, occasionally faintly indiscreet, but always reverent. Surely no one but Mandela - with the possible exception of the Duke of Edinburgh - could have got away with greeting the Queen with a cheery: "Oh Elizabeth, you've lost weight!"
A searingly honest, moving and entertaining account of her years orbiting President Nelson Mandela... Between the rich anecdotes of Madiba's numerous encounters with the world's powerful, wealthy and (in)famous - which she witnessed at close range - as well accounts of his personal quirks, virtues, foibles and torments, La Grange's book sets out her own journey from naïve, completely unaware, conservative white South African to more conscious human being
Compelling and ultimately heartbreaking ... her unguarded honesty allows her to tell a remarkable story
A delightful, delicious read packed with anecdotes
Uplifting. . . generally charming, occasionally faintly indiscreet, but always reverent. Surely no one but Mandela - with the possible exception of the Duke of Edinburgh - could have got away with greeting the Queen with a cheery: "Oh Elizabeth, you've lost weight!"
A searingly honest, moving and entertaining account of her years orbiting President Nelson Mandela... Between the rich anecdotes of Madiba's numerous encounters with the world's powerful, wealthy and (in)famous - which she witnessed at close range - as well accounts of his personal quirks, virtues, foibles and torments, La Grange's book sets out her own journey from naïve, completely unaware, conservative white South African to more conscious human being
Compelling and ultimately heartbreaking ... her unguarded honesty allows her to tell a remarkable story
A delightful, delicious read packed with anecdotes