Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela

At the end of this gruelling ritual journey, the elders of the Mandelas’ tribe gathered and Ndaba’s grandfather was there, as ever, to share his greatest life lessons.

From Nelson Mandela, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance and the beauty of reconciliation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2018
Publisher: Cornerstone

Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known, shares his life lessons through the eyes of his grandfather. In his book "Going to the Mountain," Mandela recounts his journey from the violent, segregated Soweto ghettos to his grandfather's presidential home. As a young boy, Ndaba was constantly shunted from place to place, but at eleven years old, he was unexpectedly invited to live with his grandfather, Nelson Mandela.

Slowly, they built a relationship that would affect both of them profoundly. Ndaba's teenage years were complicated, but as he approached his twenty-first birthday, Mandela decided that Ndaba was finally ready to "go to the mountain," a test of courage during which he becomes a man. At the end of this gruelling ritual journey, the elders of the Mandelas tribe gathered, and Ndaba's grandfather was there to share his greatest life lessons.

From Nelson Mandela, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance, and the beauty of reconciliation. As Mandela grew older, Ndaba had the chance to repay his grandfather's love and support by demonstrating the ways in which he had understood all that he had taught him.

Going to the Mountain is an intimate and inspirational book that reminds us of how one person can impact profoundly on another and a testament to the awesome power within us to change ourselves and our world.

Weight: 418g
Dimension: 216 x 141 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786331557