Born in Soweto, inside the heart of South Africa by Heidi Holland

Born in Soweto, inside the heart of South Africa by Heidi Holland
Born in Soweto, inside the heart of South Africa - Heidi Holland (Penguin, 1994) Heidi Holland ventures into the troubled pre-1994 Soweto to speak to the people of the township - young tsotsis, paramedics, school kids, shebeen owners, sangomas, caregivers and reformed criminals. The result is a book which is insightful and compassionate, leaving the reader with a sense of the overwhelming poverty and hardship Sowetans suffer daily, but also with a sense of their hope, resilience and will to survive. It makes for a compelling read.

Born in Soweto, inside the heart of South Africa - Heidi Holland (Penguin, 1994)

Heidi Holland ventures into the troubled pre-1994 Soweto to speak to the people of the township - young tsotsis, paramedics, school kids, shebeen owners, sangomas, caregivers and reformed criminals. The result is a book which is insightful and compassionate, leaving the reader with a sense of the overwhelming poverty and hardship Sowetans suffer daily, but also with a sense of their hope, resilience and will to survive. It makes for a compelling read.