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World That Was Ours
World That Was Ours | Hilda Bernstein
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This memoir is published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Rivonia trial which saw the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. Bernstein's husband was also tried but managed to escape to England.
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Macnjen
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Wow, great telling of Rusty and Hilda Bernstein in the 60's in South Africa and their fight against apartheid. I learned so much. There are a few paragraphs from Nelson Mandela's speeches that make me want to read more of his writings. Recommend reading this. My copy is from #persephonebooks which makes it even more special!

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Macnjen
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Macnjen
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I‘m just blown away at the writing! I never post pages from a book but it‘s so well done I just had to.

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Macnjen
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Powerful words from Nelson Mandela‘s speech in court in 1963. Amazing, well spoken, incredible.

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Macnjen
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Learning so much about apartheid and the movement against it from this book. I thought by the fly leaf this was a mystery story and while I was surprised to learn how wrong I was, I‘m so glad I‘m taking this journey with Hilda Bernstein.

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Wilkie
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Nelson Mandela, speaking at his trial. He was sentenced to life in prison for wanting equality for all South Africans. Everyone should read this book. I am learning so much!

Samplergal I shook hands with Nelson Mandela in Boston soon after he was released. I will read this soon. 6y
Wilkie @Samplergal that must have been amazing! 6y
Samplergal @Wilkie it was. We were both out for morning walks in Copley Square. His security detail must have been dying, but I waved and he approached me. His eyes were so kind. (edited) 6y
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Wilkie
World That Was Ours | Hilda Bernstein
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I have just started a book about apartheid, a part of history of which I was painfully ignorant. Last night I was at a party chatting to a South African friend. It turns out that her father in law‘s cousin is F.W de Klerk!!!! He and his government dismantled the apartheid system and introduced universal suffrage. Totally bizarre and amazing coincidence. #currentread #riotgrams

Weaponxgirl Wow, that is a weird coincidence. 6y
Aimeesue 😯Wow! 6y
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Oryx
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When you only get about 10 nice days a year (so it feels sometimes), you have to make g&t while the sun shines #persephone

LoveToReadLiveToRead Yum, gin! 🍸 7y
emilyhaldi Persephone 😍💗 7y
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Oryx
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So glad to finally have some sunshine, and to be able to sit outside and read

tammysue Enjoy that beautiful sunshine! 😁 7y
Thndrstd 👍 7y
GatheringBooks beautiful photo! 7y
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BooksForYears
World That Was Ours | Hilda Bernstein
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#JuneBookBugs Day 27 - Set in the Southern Hemisphere

Set in Mauritius 🇲🇺 , Argentina 🇦🇷 , and South Africa 🇿🇦 respectively, these are three stunning collections of writing from the Southern Hemisphere.

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Oryx
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Now the gorgeous Persephone books. 😍

batsy Omg 😍 7y
JuliaTheBookNerd Wow 💙💛 7y
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tpixie Gorgeous So many of the same! 7y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!!! Sooooo pretty 💜💛💚💙❤️ 7y
LeahBergen So jealous!!!! ❤️❤️ 7y
drokka Seems like it would be hard to judge a book by its cover at this shop. 7y
Oryx @drokka Yup. So they have these little short blurbs on the shelves, so you can get an idea of what they are about, and pick from those. 7y
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World That Was Ours | Hilda Bernstein
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#MarchIntoReading Day 25 - Female Superhero

Hilda Bernstein was a South African anti-apartheid activist, whose husband was on trial for his work along with Nelson Mandela and others. She chronicled their experiences in this book, and I consider her a real-life superhero.

#superhero #persephonebooks

Nute Litsy is the best for discovery of books and authors that you hadn't heard of. "Another book, please!" 8y
Eyelit Awesome! Def moving that up my tbr list. 💜 #persephonebooks 8y
LeahBergen Just look at that nice stack of Persephones! 8y
RealLifeReading Sounds fantastic! 8y
quirkyreader If I was into the covers with the colour illustrations I would have gotten the whole set. But something about the grey speaks to me. But the classic line is beautiful. 🐸🐙 8y
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BooksForYears
World That Was Ours | Hilda Bernstein
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Remembering the amazing Nelson Mandela, who would be 98 years old today. Hilda Bernstein's memoir THE WORLD THAT WAS OURS gives a raw, personal account of apartheid in South Africa and the Rivonia Trial which led to the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and Hilda's husband Rusty.

#PersephoneBooks

shawnmooney Gorgeous cover, gorgeous photograph, important book! 8y
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