Good morning, Mr Mandela
by
 
La Grange, Zelda, author.

Title
Good morning, Mr Mandela

Author
La Grange, Zelda, author.

ISBN
9780241004012
 
9780241014943
 
9780141978659

Personal Author
La Grange, Zelda, author.

Physical Description
xv, 369 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm

Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE 'If it isn't good, let it die' 1970 -- 1994 -- 1. Childhood -- 2. Change -- pt. TWO Start of a New Dawn 1994 -- 1999 -- 3. Meeting Mr Mandela -- 4. Working for a President -- 5. Travelling with a President -- 6. Running to Keep Up -- pt. THREE Gatekeeper to the Most Famous Man in the World 1999-2008 -- 7. Travel and Conflict -- 8. Working with World Leaders -- 9. Holidays and Friends -- 10. The Biggest Fundraiser of My Life -- pt. FOUR What Next? 2009 -- 2013 -- 11. Staying Until the End -- 12. Saying Goodbye -- 13. Tot weersiens Khulu!

Abstract
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. This book tells 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 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.

Personal Subject
La Grange, Zelda-Friends and associates.
 
La Grange, Zelda-Political and social views.
 
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
 
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013-Friends and associates.

Geographic Term
South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
 
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-


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