Her husband
had already left South Africa. Their grandmother
looked after the children.
Slovo, Gillian. Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country. Little, Brown, 1997.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Gillian Slovo
Ruth First's mother and GS
's grandmother, Tilly First
, was closely involved in bringing up her grand-daughters, stepping in repeatedly at a moment's notice when Ruth was travelling or imprisoned or too enmeshed in...