'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

'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.