The Girl Who Could Not Read 'I See the Boats'

Nunu, a young girl from a mixed racial background, grew up sheltered by her father, her uncles, and aunts. They lived in what was formerly a Coloured township in East London. She had kinky hair and a low pain threshold and in their home, the adults conversed in English and isiXhosa. Her father owned a fleet of taxis and Nunu was closest to the drivers and her nanny, Mamtshali. When she turned 6, she was enrolled at an Indian primary school and because her mother was away studying in a diffe...