1995; "A Memoir of South Africa"; John Wiley & Sons publishers, New York; hardbound with burgundy boards and tan lettering on spine; book in very good condition; pages are clean and binding strong; see pics.
 
Preface -
"As a child, Katie was so nearsighted that she could barely see the blackboard at school, and the effort of learning to read gave her chronic headaches.  To compensate for her poor eyesight, she trained herself at a very early age to listen to those around her and to remember what was said.  This may expalin her prodigious memory, for she seldom forgot a name, a face, an event, or the circumstances surrounding a particular individual..."