Greetings and here’s to a happy and prosperous 2017!
When: Thursday 19 January 2017
Where: Jonkershuis, Groot Constantia
Guest Speaker: Marianne Thamm
Marianne Thamm, top-selling author, comedian and commentator-at-large, has written several successful books, including the recently filmed I Have Life, Alison Botha’s story. Marianne's following is huge; she has a presence across media including online and television. She is known in particular for her for her in-depth, off-beat journalism. She is assistant editor at The Daily Maverick.
In her first openly personal book, she delves deeply into her own unconventional life story. Her German father fought for Hitler and designed munitions for Verwoerd. He married her Portuguese mother in England, where she was working as a cleaner. Marianne, an outspoken gay feminist and political activist, grew up tough amid Afrikaans neighbours in Pretoria’s less salubrious suburbs. Today she is a leading South African journalist and the proud mother of two teenagers...
Marianne’s story is the story of a father and a daughter, of the ghosts of history, of family and forgiveness. But it is also the story of the last century, of the defeat of fascism and bigotry and a new era ushered in by Nelson Mandela. Sad at times, deeply moving and, like Marianne, hugely entertaining.
We thoroughly enjoyed the food at Jonkershuis when we met there in August last year, the service was outstanding. The award-winning Groot Constantia wines are the perfect accompaniment.
Please either telephone or email Sandy for further information or to book on 021 685 8016 or sandybailey@telkomsa.net Seating is limited.
“Thamm’s ability to tell a story is what made her a respected and popular journalist. The anecdotes of her adolescence in the suburbs, the fumbling discovery of her sexuality, and her hesitant first steps into motherhood are told with compassion, insight and self-deprecating humour, and are bound to resonate with many readers who have had similar experiences. But it is her ability to contextualise these personal experiences within the racist, homophobic, and paranoid South African society that imbues them with a much broader resonance.”
- Herman Wasserman , Rapport
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