The Cry of Winnie Mandela: A NovelA group of African women at a specific period in Southern Africa's history find their family life under pressure from capitalist modernity and apartheid. This is a deeply humane, sympathetic and generous book on the one hand but is unflinching in its honesty. Ndebele represents a rare breed of writer able to combine political awareness with a sensitivity towards context, language and characterization. The result is a gift offering to the present. This is one of the best books about women's sacrifices and contributions to the struggle against apartheid. |
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Page 37
... become habit . Then they truly become easy . Habit is doing without thought . In such matters habit spells the death of conscience . Before thought and conscience disappear into habit , they are your hurdles , your redemption . When you ...
... become habit . Then they truly become easy . Habit is doing without thought . In such matters habit spells the death of conscience . Before thought and conscience disappear into habit , they are your hurdles , your redemption . When you ...
Page 65
... become the subject of a book we could write about ourselves and watch ourselves become somehow more important in our own eyes because we have become a subject of reflection . Something that you think 65.
... become the subject of a book we could write about ourselves and watch ourselves become somehow more important in our own eyes because we have become a subject of reflection . Something that you think 65.
Page 85
... become some basis for me to reconstitute my imagination , for possibly reconciling extremes , then I have also become uncomfortably aware that I may no longer have the keen and vital sense of feeling for home as a specific place and a ...
... become some basis for me to reconstitute my imagination , for possibly reconciling extremes , then I have also become uncomfortably aware that I may no longer have the keen and vital sense of feeling for home as a specific place and a ...
Contents
Part | 1 |
The Second Descendant | 17 |
The Fourth Descendant | 36 |
Copyright | |
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