Song For Sarah - Lessons From My Mother (Hardcover)

As a young man, Jansen questioned how mothers managed to raise children in trying circumstances – and then realised that the answer was right in front of him in the form of Sarah Jansen, his own mother. Tracing her early life in Montagu and the consequences of apartheid’s forced removals, Jansen unpacks how strong women managed to not only keep families together, but raise them with integrity.

With his trademark delicacy, humour and frankness, Jansen follows his mother’s life story as a young nurse and mother to five children, and shows how mothers dealt with their pasts, organised their homes, made sense of politics, managed affection, communicated core values – how they led their lives. As a balance to his own recollections, Jansen has called on his sister, Naomi, to offer her own insights and memories, adding special value to this touching personal memoir.

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Mon, 17 Jan 2022 | Review by: Annamarie K.

Excellent read full of nostalgia and the realities of a bygone era. Beautiful memories crafted about a mother who took care of her family. Sustained by her faith and forging a path for her family. It tugged at my heart, made me cry , laugh and made me ponder. Thanks for a vvd portrait of a Proverbs 31 woman.

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