Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

 It has long been accepted that the primary casualties of politicians’ careers are their families. But, to paraphrase Tolstoy, each leader’s family is unhappy in a different way — and to a different degree too.

There are so many heart-rending revelations about the tortured relationship, extramarital affairs and personal sacrifices of Nelson and Winnie Mandela in this outstanding biography of South Africa’s anti-apartheid power couple 

FT 18 May 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/5ddb60c4-2ad4-4433-b941-7af19d81ad7d


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