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Agnes, the Van Wyks' Zulu housekeeper, had a special friendship with young Chris in the late sixties to early seventies. He would defend her whenever she came to work with a hangover on a Monday morning and made a mess of the cleaning. In turn, Agnes never told on Chris when he played truant from school. As the years passed, the two grew closer, swopping stories about coloureds and Zulus, life in Riverlea and Soweto, pass laws, politics and falling in love. She taught him to count in Zulu and he promised to teach her to read in English. Whenever the clock ran against her, Agnes would stop almost in mid-sentence, grab a broom or cloth, and declare: 'I have to rush. I have eggs to lay, chickens to hatch.' What an odd, ungrammatical thing to say, Chris often mused. But many years later, he played a CD by Louis Jordan, a 1940s American jazz singer, and it all became clear. Eggs to lay, chickens to hatch (forthcoming end April 2010) is Chris van Wyk's second childhood memoir about growing up in Riverlea and his colourful interactions with the men and women who lived the African proverb that 'it takes a village to raise a child'. But mostly it is the story of a wonderful friendship between a young coloured boy and a Zulu.

About the Author :
Chris van Wyk was born in 1957 and educated at Riverlea High School. He lives in Northcliff, Johannesburg, where he works as a full-time writer. His childhood memoir Shirley, Goodness & Mercy, published by Picador Africa in 2004, is a South African bestseller. In 2009 Van Wyk abridged Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, to create a picture book (illustrated by Paddy Bouma) for young children.

Review :
'Alert - this is no mere sequel to Shirley, Goodness & Mercy. Chris van Wyk's recall, his wonderful use of language and his sense of purpose give an entirely different dimension to time, circumstance and interpersonal relationships in Riverlea. These are


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781770101739
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan South Africa
  • Publisher Imprint: Picador Africa
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Sub Title: A Memoir
  • ISBN-10: 177010173X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 130 mm


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