It happened to me...in Apartheid times

Myrna is a scrawny brown skinned girl with curly hair, living carefree in South Africa when she, at the age of 8, discovers that she is Coloured. Her family has relocated from a farm in Natal to the Transvaal province when she first experiences race turmoil. She recognises the hate that brews in the hearts and minds of the Coloured people in the township where she lives and starts to understand what it means to be a product of the White man's Apartheid plan. Apartheid - once famously described as "good neighbourliness" As she grows older, she realises what it means to be Coloured in Apartheid times. She realises that even "normal" people can be forced into the struggle. Armed or otherwise She experiences hate, fear, triumph and the ultimate freedom of a Democratic South Africa.

Author: Marco Neville Gordon, Myrna Arleen Gordon Nee' Roach
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 11/18/2013
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9781481963763
ISBN10: 1481963767
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Political

About the Author
Myrna Gordon née Roach is the author of "It happened to me" and "The South African Coloured Roach Family". She writes about her life experiences in South Africa; stories submerged in turmoil, trepidation, with a touch of Coloured flavour. Myrna is a Business Consultant who loves to travel and explore the world with a positive outlook. Her big loves are her husband, son, her South African and Italian family, giving generously and working wisely. Check out her website at www.myrnagordonbookstore.com or find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MyrnaGordonBookStore

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