MY GIRLS, MY GIRLS

AN INVITATION TO MY FUNERAL

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May 25th 2008
AN INVITATION TO MY FUNERAL I am (was) fifty-nine years old. Almost no one knows that I have three daughters. It has been a well-protected secret of mine for many years. Things often come to the fore after a man’s death, into the light of day, as they say. So here it is. Now you know. My girls are grown women. Funny that I should use that word, girls, because I always told th ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more