The Verwoerd who Toyi-Toyied

The Verwoerd who Toyi-Toyied
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At two important junctures in her life, Melanie Verwoerd was told to keep quiet. But she had promised two men she loved and admired – Nelson Mandela and Gerry Ryan – that she would not be silenced. This book honours her promises. As a Stellenbosch schoolgirl, Melanie met Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of the «father of apartheid», HF Verwoerd, and at age twenty she married him. In the turbulent early 1990s, the two young Verwoerds did the unthinkable by joining the recently unbanned African National Congress. Disowned by family and friends and ostracised by the Stellenbosch community, Melanie persisted on her chosen path. She served in the first nonracial parliament under Nelson Mandela, an experience, often surprisingly funny, recounted here in full colour. Later, as South African ambassador to Ireland and eventually head of UNICEF Ireland, she played on the world stage. She also found personal happiness with Irish celebrity broadcaster Gerry Ryan – until his premature and shocking death shattered not only her heart, but also her career. This is the story – poignant, amusing and tragic in turns – of an extraordinary South African woman who made her own choices and lived her own truth.

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Melanie Verwoerd. The Verwoerd who Toyi-Toyied

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THE VERWOERD

WHO TOYI-TOYIED

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Living out in Heldervue was lovely, but being a bit outside the town meant taking a school bus and then walking twenty minutes from the bus stop. This was fine in winter and I never cared about walking in the rain, but in the scorching summer heat it was terrible.

I did well at primary school and was elected prefect in my last year. I was very proud when I won the cup for best bilingual student at the prize-giving. I never did much sport, focusing on ballet instead. I tried out for netball, but gave up after a teacher laughed at me when I missed a ball. After overhearing her comments, I believed for years that I had no ball sense. I played recorder and socialised with friends. I also became involved in church activities. Like most Afrikaners, my parents belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and we went to church on Sundays. After the service I would join other children in Sunday school, where we would get more lessons. We also had youth groups in the week.

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