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‘As we learn about these complex people, their triumphs and their shortcomings, what also emerges is a portrait of a nation struggling to find its soul through turbulent times, and of a woman who has devoted her life to human dignity and compassion.’
– Glenn Frankel, author and former Washington Post bureau chief in Southern Africa, Jerusalem and London
Tales of Life, Love and Loss
‘Hillary […] understands intuitively that the best memoirs focus not on their authors but rather on the people they’ve encountered. Her book portrays her friends, family members, lovers and many others with compassion, humour and wisdom.’
‘Her stories include a charming account of an invitation to tea with Nelson Mandela, his wife Graça Machel and his old friend and lawyer George Bizos; her surprisingly warm encounter with famed heart transplant surgeon Christiaan Barnard; her struggles with and affection for her unhappy parents; her complex and unsettling first marriage to Denis and her warm and gratifying partnership with second husband Tony; and her intimate friendships with political prisoner Denis Goldberg, poet Lionel Abrahams; and theatrical producer Barney Simons.’
‘As we learn about these complex people, their triumphs and their shortcomings, what also emerges is a portrait of a nation struggling to find its soul through turbulent times, and of a woman who has devoted her life to human dignity and compassion.’
– Glenn Frankel, author and former Washington
About the author:
Hillary Hamburger (b. 1936) has spent her life in Johannesburg, apart from a year in London in 1959. The daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, she was deeply aware of social injustices from an early age. After earning a BA in teaching from Wits University, she taught at Central Indian High School and later worked for the Defence and Aid Fund, supporting political prisoners. She later qualified as a clinical psychologist, co-founding a private practice with her husband, Tony Hamburger. In 1999, they established Ububele, a trust dedicated to early childhood emotional development in Alexandra. Now retired, Hillary’s contributions continue through Ububele, and she was recently honored with the American Signourey Award for her work.
