Zelda La Grange, Assistant to Nelson Mandela, to Pen Memoir

By Maryann Yin 

zeldaViking, an imprint at Penguin Random House, will publish a memoir written by Zelda la Grange; for many years, she served as an assistant to world leader Nelson Mandela.

Wendy Wolf, associate publisher and director of nonfiction at Viking, will edit the manuscript. The publisher has set a release date for Good Morning, Mr. Mandela on June 19, 2014. The author plans to donate a percentage of her royalties to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Here’s more from the press release: “Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who supported the rules of segregation. Yet, a few years after the end of apartheid, she became the trusted assistant to Nelson Mandela. Now, she shares his lasting and inspiring gifts with the world.” (Photo Credit: Anton la Grange)