van Wyk tells his story, growing up from the township of Mashishing in Mupumalanga I found many similarities between myself and the young kuller i.e. One thing I love about this book is the brutal honesty Mr. It would be unfair of me to focus on the challenges the young Chris van Wyk went through without alluding to the charming, intelligent and brave character of this cockeyed bookworm that eventually grew up to be a freedom fighter through his conscious literature and poetry. van Wyk made this trip a fun and humbling experience – seeing the world through the eyes of a young coloured boy from the zombietown of Riverlea, one truly appreciates the importance of family, laughter and adventure during times of hardship. A few books later I find myself face to face with Chris van Wyk’s childhood memoir, being a coloured man I expect the author to take me to a heart drenching time in apartheid South Africa, during the struggle of non-whites for freedom from the clutches of white supremist rule. The first memoir I read was “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden, the first trip I took in time to a different world of a young Japanese girl who would eventually become one of the famous Geisha’s of her time – her unique struggles and victories that eventually lead to the memoir. Shirley, Goodness & Mercy – A childhood memoir by Chris van Wyk
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