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Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and me : a memoir of sorts / Marianne Thamm.
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TextPublisher: Cape Town : Tafelberg, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 302 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some in color), facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780624075202Subject(s): Thamm, Marianne | Journalists -- South Africa -- Biography | Authors, South African -- Biography | South Africa -- BiographyDDC classification: 920.068 Summary: "Marianne Thamm delves into her own unconventional life story. Her German father fought for Hitler and made munitions for Verwoerd. He married her largely illiterate Portuguese mother who worked as a cleaner in England. Today Marianne is the proud mother of two (black) teenagers ... Hers is the story of the last century, of the defeat of bigotry and a new era ushered in by Mandela. Sad at times, deeply moving and, like Marianne, hugely entertaining"--Publisher's webpage
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Khuluwazi Public Library | 900: History & Geography | Non Fiction | 920.068 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33228031002549 |
"Marianne Thamm delves into her own unconventional life story. Her German father fought for Hitler and made munitions for Verwoerd. He married her largely illiterate Portuguese mother who worked as a cleaner in England. Today Marianne is the proud mother of two (black) teenagers ... Hers is the story of the last century, of the defeat of bigotry and a new era ushered in by Mandela. Sad at times, deeply moving and, like Marianne, hugely entertaining"--Publisher's webpage
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