Eggs to lay, Chickens to hatch

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    Running Time: 93200
    Publisher: Association for the Blind of Western Australia,

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  • Author: VAN WYK, Chris
    Contributor:

    Benny, David

    Summary:

    Another memoir, Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch is a view into his friendship as a boy with Agnes, his family’s Zulu housekeeper, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The title pays homage to Agnes, whose favourite saying when in a hurry was, “I have to rush. I have eggs to lay and chickens to hatch!” Only later does Van Wyk discover that Agnes’s favourite “let me get on with things” saying comes from a jazz piece from Louis Jordan.

    Language(s): English

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DC Contributor

Benny, David

Abstract

Another memoir, Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch is a view into his friendship as a boy with Agnes, his family’s Zulu housekeeper, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The title pays homage to Agnes, whose favourite saying when in a hurry was, “I have to rush. I have eggs to lay and chickens to hatch!” Only later does Van Wyk discover that Agnes’s favourite “let me get on with things” saying comes from a jazz piece from Louis Jordan.

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9781770101739

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