'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it' Barack Obama
'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book' The Times
'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity' Andre Brink
'Splendid... This is his story and the story of that struggle and a people's victory' Desmond Tutu
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader.
Read MoreEssential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it - Barack ObamaEnthralling...Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground - Sunday TimesThe authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book...humane, dignified and magnificently unembittered - The TimesThis life of a man who has been a political activist for fifty years, in one of the most difficult and complex conflicts of the twentieth century, is a major achievement - ObserverBurns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity... Unforgettable - Andre BrinkA splendid book... Justice, freedom, goodness and love have prevailed spectacularly in South Africa and one man has embodied that struggle and its vindication. This is his story and the story of that struggle and a people's victory. It is a fitting monument. It will help us never to forget, lest we in our turn repeat the ghastliness of apartheid - Desmond Tutu