UMama - South African Mothers and Grandmothers (Paperback)

The hand that rocks the cradle … as this title amply demonstrates, there is almost always a nurturing mother figure behind the people who become giants in their field. Thus witnesses 50 men and women, well-known in the public life of South Africa, with touching short essays about their mothers or grandmothers. There are writers, musicians and stars of the stage, educationist and legal dignitaries, businesspeople and sports personalities, artists, filmmakers and media leaders.