M Meiring

Elita traces the life journey of Elizabeth «Elita» Lanaras and her quest for love. Along the way, she experiences some of the most dramatic events in South Africa's transition to democracy, and finally marries the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president who set Mandela free.The archetypal poor little rich girl, Elita was born to millionaire shipping magnates, but left to her own devices and a Swiss nanny before being sent off to a school she hated. Her mother, Nitza, insisted that she spoke...

Die hoogs private Elita de Klerk vertel hier vir die eerste keer haar volle verhaal. Ná ’n eensame jeug in die weelderige Kolonaki in Athene en in deftige kosskole, trou sy op jeugdige ouderdom met die aantreklike miljoenêr Tony Georgiades en neem haar intrek in die imposante Stud House in Londen. Maar steeds bly sy soekend. Sy vergesel haar man op talle sakereise wêreldwyd en word ma. Tog voel sy leeg. Die spoggerige hotelle en stralerjakkerlewe laat haar koud. Haar soektog bring haar na...