Lansdowne Dearest by Bronwyn Davids
In the 1920s, Bronwyn Davids’ great-grandpa Joe McBain built their family home in Lansdowne. In this memoir, Davids vibrantly recreates life lived in this house for generations: There’s doekpoeding for Christmas; helpful neighbours dropping by for advice and chommies playing kennetjie. But this is also an account of a gut-wrenching loss. Set against the background of apartheid forced removals, this is a charming and authentically South African family story that will stay with you.
Bronwyn Karen Davids was born in Lansdowne and lived there until the age of fifteen. In 1976 her family was forced to move to Mitchells Plain. She has a National Diploma in Journalism at Peninsula Technikon (1989). During the dying days of apartheid, she was a reporter at The Argus and Cape Times. She freelances at present.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780795709807 |
| ISBN 10 | 0795709803 |
| Title | Lansdowne Dearest |
| Author | Bronwyn Davids |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kwela Books |
| Year published | 2020-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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