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Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend
Christo Brand
Thomas Dunne
November 2014
On Sale: November 18, 2014
ISBN: 1250055261 EAN: 9781250055262 Kindle: B00JYYSDA2 Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
Raised in a multi-ethnic farming community, Afrikaner
Christo Brand was confused and saddened when he first
confronted the realities of South African apartheid.
Conscripted into the military at 18, Brand chose to serve as
a prison guard rather than embrace the brutality and danger
inherent in the work of soldiers and policemen. Assigned to
the maximum security facility on remote Robben Island, Brand
was given charge of the country's most infamous inmate:
Nelson Mandela. For 12 years Brand watched Mandela scrub floors, empty his
toilet bucket, grieve over the deaths of family and friends
yet remain as strong as any freedom fighter in history. Won
over by Madiba's charm and authentic concern for the
well-being of others, Brand became Mandela's confidant and
at times accomplice. Celebrating triumphs and suffering
through many setbacks, the two men formed an unlikely bond,
one that would endure until Mandela's death. Told with candor and reverence, Mandela: My Prisoner, My
Friend is both a meditation on friendship and a moving
testament to the dedication, determination and—most of
all—humanity exuded by one of the world's great leaders.
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