Dancing to a Different Rhythm

A Memoir

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Dancing to a Different Rhythm by Zarina Maharaj, Random House Struik
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Zarina Maharaj ISBN: 9781770221024
Publisher: Random House Struik Publication: November 5, 2010
Imprint: Zebra Press (Random House Struik) Language: English
Author: Zarina Maharaj
ISBN: 9781770221024
Publisher: Random House Struik
Publication: November 5, 2010
Imprint: Zebra Press (Random House Struik)
Language: English

Despite many volumes being written about South Africans involved in the struggle for democracy, few are first-hand accounts by the women who stood side by side with their men on the front lines. This book is a woman’s perspective on what life was like in the struggle as she simultaneously raised a family and pursued a career, while striving to retain an identity of her own. Zarina Maharaj’s story takes us from her childhood in Johannesburg, which set the tone for the rest of her unconventional life, to self-imposed exile in London, Mozambique and Zambia. It tells of her struggle to raise her children alone while her husband led a top-secret underground operation in South Africa, her concerns for his safety, her efforts to have him freed after his capture by Special Branch police, and her approach to the controversies that continue to surround her family today. Dancing to a Different Rhythm is not only an eyewitness account of life with the ANC-in-exile, but a bittersweet love story set against almost insurmountable odds, and a testimony to the fact that in liberation, freedom can remain as elusive as ever. Above all, it is the story of a woman who, despite numerous sacrifices and continuing adversity, always dances to a rhythm of her own.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Despite many volumes being written about South Africans involved in the struggle for democracy, few are first-hand accounts by the women who stood side by side with their men on the front lines. This book is a woman’s perspective on what life was like in the struggle as she simultaneously raised a family and pursued a career, while striving to retain an identity of her own. Zarina Maharaj’s story takes us from her childhood in Johannesburg, which set the tone for the rest of her unconventional life, to self-imposed exile in London, Mozambique and Zambia. It tells of her struggle to raise her children alone while her husband led a top-secret underground operation in South Africa, her concerns for his safety, her efforts to have him freed after his capture by Special Branch police, and her approach to the controversies that continue to surround her family today. Dancing to a Different Rhythm is not only an eyewitness account of life with the ANC-in-exile, but a bittersweet love story set against almost insurmountable odds, and a testimony to the fact that in liberation, freedom can remain as elusive as ever. Above all, it is the story of a woman who, despite numerous sacrifices and continuing adversity, always dances to a rhythm of her own.

More books from Random House Struik

Cover of the book The Lazarus Funeral Parlour by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Quest for Glory by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Body Bereft by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Angels of Mercy by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book From Locker Room to Boardroom by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Cooking for the Freezer by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book From Soldier to Civvy by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Tromp's Last Stand by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Winnie Mandela: A Life by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book The Art of Losing by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Newman's Birds of Southern Africa by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Pocket Guide Mammals of Southern Africa by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book “But I Digress …” by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Making Sense of Strategy by Zarina Maharaj
Cover of the book Tony Manning's Management Toolkit by Zarina Maharaj
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy