Dare Not Linger. The Presidential Years

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2017
Edition: First Edition

Description: 359 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: "‘I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended. Long Walk to FreedomIn 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first president of democratic South Africa. Five years later, he stood down. In that time, he and his government wrought the most extraordinary transformation, turning a nation riven by centuries of colonialism and apartheid into a fully functioning democracy in which all South Africas citizens, black and white, were equal before the law. Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandelas presidential years, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to finish his term of office, but was unable to finish. Now, the acclaimed South African writer, Mandla Langa, has completed the task using Mandelas unfinished draft, detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding and a wealth of previously unseen archival material. With a prologue by Mandelas widow, Graça Machel, the result is a vivid and inspirational account of Mandelas presidency, a country in flux and the creation of a new democracy. It tells the extraordinary story of the transition from decades of apartheid rule and the challenges Mandela overcome to make a reality of his cherished vision for a liberated South Africa."

ISBN: 9781509809592