Unshackled by Jeff van Rooyen (Bookstorm, R290)
The soccer, music, movies and pavement gambling of Van Rooyen’s 1950s childhood in Alexandra and Riverlea, Johannesburg, are quite vividly sketched in this autobiography.
The difference for Van Rooyen was that a few dedicated teachers inspired him to go beyond the holy trinity of careers: doctor, lawyer, teacher. “Opportunity tends to come if you remain patient and you’re able
