Book excerpt: Yesterday's Child is the gripping and unusual tale of a courageous young man who, as a young boy, suffers the tragic loss of his mother. He then goes to live with his father and step mother in Cape Town. When he reaches adulthood his seemingly brilliant and joyful future is suddenly shattered by startling revelations about his past. He embarks on a voyage into the past, a voyage whose outcome will determine the very essence of his present and his future. First published by CIS in 1992 and then reprinted in 2002, Yesterday's child became a best seller in the Jewish world. It is now being republished by the author.