World That Was Ours | 
pickWow, great telling of Rusty and Hilda Bernstein in the 60's in South Africa and their fight against apartheid. I learned so much. There are a few paragraphs from Nelson Mandela's speeches that make me want to read more of his writings. Recommend reading this. My copy is from #persephonebooks which makes it even more special!
I‘m just blown away at the writing! I never post pages from a book but it‘s so well done I just had to.
Powerful words from Nelson Mandela‘s speech in court in 1963. Amazing, well spoken, incredible.
Learning so much about apartheid and the movement against it from this book. I thought by the fly leaf this was a mystery story and while I was surprised to learn how wrong I was, I‘m so glad I‘m taking this journey with Hilda Bernstein.
Nelson Mandela, speaking at his trial. He was sentenced to life in prison for wanting equality for all South Africans. Everyone should read this book. I am learning so much!
I have just started a book about apartheid, a part of history of which I was painfully ignorant. Last night I was at a party chatting to a South African friend. It turns out that her father in law‘s cousin is F.W de Klerk!!!! He and his government dismantled the apartheid system and introduced universal suffrage. Totally bizarre and amazing coincidence. #currentread #riotgrams
When you only get about 10 nice days a year (so it feels sometimes), you have to make g&t while the sun shines #persephone
So glad to finally have some sunshine, and to be able to sit outside and read
#JuneBookBugs Day 27 - Set in the Southern Hemisphere
Set in Mauritius 🇲🇺 , Argentina 🇦🇷 , and South Africa 🇿🇦 respectively, these are three stunning collections of writing from the Southern Hemisphere.
Now the gorgeous Persephone books. 😍
#MarchIntoReading Day 25 - Female Superhero
Hilda Bernstein was a South African anti-apartheid activist, whose husband was on trial for his work along with Nelson Mandela and others. She chronicled their experiences in this book, and I consider her a real-life superhero.
#superhero #persephonebooks
pickRemembering the amazing Nelson Mandela, who would be 98 years old today. Hilda Bernstein's memoir THE WORLD THAT WAS OURS gives a raw, personal account of apartheid in South Africa and the Rivonia Trial which led to the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and Hilda's husband Rusty.
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