In bookshops today is the eagerly awaited June Steenkamp’s memoir of her beloved daughter, REEVA,
It tells, for the first time,
the full story behind the most dramatic
trial of the 21st Century.
In the early hours of Valentine’s Day
2013, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,
shooting her multiple times while she cowered behind the locked door of their
bathroom. His trial has attracted more international media attention and public
scrutiny than any since that of OJ Simpson.
What went on behind the scenes though?
And what was the real Reeva like, away from the photo shoots and the attention
of the media? A beautiful 29 year old from Port Elizabeth, Reeva graduated as a
lawyer and campaigned for human rights causes before deciding to try the world
of modelling in South Africa’s most vibrant city. Her relationship with
international hero Oscar Pistorius seemed like a fairy tale of triumph over
adversity – double amputee turned champion athlete meets small town girl with
beauty and brains wanting to make her mark on the world. No one could have
predicted the tragic and horrifying conclusion to that fairy tale.
Reeva’s mother, June Steenkamp, has kept
a dignified silence throughout the long months since she received the phone
call every mother dreads. In this
painfully honest and unflinching account of Reeva’s life, she will talk about
what really went on in her mind as she sat in the packed Pretoria court room
day after day and how she is coping in the aftermath of the verdict. REEVA: A MOTHER’S STORY is the only true
insider’s account of this tragic story.
‘Reeva was a beautiful and intelligent woman. She was always so much more than just
someone’s girlfriend. She devoted her
life to helping people around her and she believed passionately in human
rights. She was set to make her mark on
the world. That opportunity was taken
from her. This book is my way of making
sure she will not be forgotten. I have
to do the best for her now that she has gone.’
June
Steenkamp, September 15 2014
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