Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, a childhood memoir by Chris van Wyk

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, a childhood memoir - Chris van Wyk (Picador Africa, 2004)
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, a childhood memoir - Chris van Wyk (Picador Africa, 2004)** A faithful native of Riverlea, where he still lives, Chris van Wyk invites the reader into the Johannesburg suburb of his childhood, where the community struggles to cope with the senseless cruelty of apartheid. They survive through faith in themselves, good neighbourliness and plenty of laughter. Van Vyk captures the wonderment and curiosity of a child growing up in these circumstances, told in a lively, insightful and heart warming style. A must-read for Joburgers.

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, a childhood memoir - Chris van Wyk (Picador Africa, 2004)

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, a childhood memoir - Chris van Wyk (Picador Africa, 2004)

A faithful native of Riverlea, where he still lives, Chris van Wyk invites the reader into the Johannesburg suburb of his childhood, where the community struggles to cope with the senseless cruelty of apartheid. They survive through faith in themselves, good neighbourliness and plenty of laughter. Van Vyk captures the wonderment and curiosity of a child growing up in these circumstances, told in a lively, insightful and heart warming style. A must-read for Joburgers.