The Sonny side of Life by Hazel Lodetti (Evans) is now available on the Just Done site.
"This story is in honour of Sonny Evans, a great man and inventor who, amongst many other attributes, had a huge impact on the sugar and timber industry in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (incorporating Zululand and Swaziland from the early 50’s to mid 80’s) Many of his inventions were designed to revolutionize the in-field handling of sugarcane and timber and, in 1984, he was honoured by the Minister of Trade and Commerce..
He was also a great lover of the sea and one of the pioneering ski-boat fishermen of the 1950’s. In 1974 he established what is officially known today as The Sonny Evans Small Craft Harbour at Shelly Beach,
This is an account of the ups and downs, trials and triumphs of a hard-working, hard-drinking man with a wicked sense of humour, whose favourite saying was: ‘A stranger’s just a friend you do not know’ “
“As the year 1999 rolled into 2000, there was a request/article published looking for nominations for persons who had made a difference during the last century. So, I thought, in his own small way, my Dad, Sonny Evans, had actually made a difference. Unfortunately, I mislaid the article. I then got to thinking that I would document my Dad's achievements for the grandchildren to read about in later years. But, because a documentary would have been a bit boring, I decided to weave the achievements around his life story. Somehow, my own story got woven in, as well… and, that resulted in The Sonny Side of Life.' Hazel Lodetti
Written in simple language, this story describes the people and the land that defined the person he became, within the political context of his lifetime. The inclusion of peripheral incidents lends verisimilitude, and adds to the reader’s enjoyment of the story.’
Sunday Tribune
Hardcover with dust jacket, 260 pages, b/w photographs R210
Keywords: Inventions, Sugarcane, Timber, Timber Industry, Sugarcane Industry, Machinery, Biography, Ski-boats, Kwazulu-Natal History, Shelly Beach
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