Every Secret Thing by Gillian Slovo
This autobiography provides an investigation into the past of Gillian Slovo's family and country - South Africa. As the daughter of two of the most heroic anti-apartheid campaigners, it is a story that intersects with much of South Africa's bloodiest history.
'A luminous achievement' OBSERVER'Wonderfully moving anger, frustration, and the hunger for sharing wash her pages, though they never swamp the admiration for her parents' GUARDIAN'Gillian Slovo has written a brave book, as unsparing of herself as it is of her parents a moving testimony' Christopher Hope, INDEPENDENTAn extraordinary expression of the very nature of loving, which illuminates, with the anger and tenderness of deep emotion, that human territory we all occupy, and where we conceal so much from ourselves' Nadine Gordimer'If it doesn't become one of 1997's bestsellers we can only deduce that the reading public has lost its marbles' Dervla Murphy'A brave book guilt, longing, envy are all present, but so are love, courage and stoicism in the face of danger.' MARIE CLAIRE'An intriguing journey a fine book.' SCOTSMAN'An enthralling story about the cruelties of compassion, the anguish of loss and the courage to pursue the truth that brings its own peace.' OBSERVER
Gillian Slovo recently adapted TIES OF BLOOD, a fictional work about South Africa, into a six part series for the BBC. Since Nelson Mandela's release she has made frequent visits to South Africa (she wrote a piece for the THE GUARDIAN on the run up to the election).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349108568 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349108560 |
| Title | Every Secret Thing |
| Author | Gillian Slovo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1998-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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