Sticks in a Bundle: The Early Years

Summary

“Absolutely stunning.” —The Bookouture Team. “A richly told story, vivid and unique.” —The Booklife Prize. As the middle daughter in a family of Xhosa, Zulu, and Dutch descent, Eshile Mthembu’s life celebrates the strength and resilience of the human spirit. She lives in a Soweto shanty under South Africa’s apartheid rule, a policy designed to squash her dreams and control every aspect of her life. Her story reveals a history of racial injustice many know little about, as experienced by a ...