The Calling of Katie Makanya: A Memoir of South Africa

A quietly powerful memoir…an intimate perspective on South Africa’s Apartheid history. -The New York Time Book Review. I fell in love with the Delaney sisters…It is good to know that their sister in Africa also has her say. -Nikki Giovanni. A magnificent story superbly told. -Athol Fugard. This award-winning internationally acclaimed memoir spans the turbulent era from the late 19th century into the days of apartheir. Set against a backdrop of epochal events, it chronicles a courageous woman’s triumph over political turmoil and personal tradegy. MARGARET McCORD (Los Angeles, California) grew up in South Africa knowing Katie Makanya, who asked here to record this true story.