Reeva: A Mother's Story
June Steenkamp
Nov 2014 · Hachette UK
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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 talks 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 is the only true insider's account of this tragic story.
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 talks 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 is the only true insider's account of this tragic story.
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February 18, 2024
Best wishes to the family. Still so much about the death that is foggy. No book on the market has shed enough light on the event. Glad someone with intimate knowledge published something. I don't understand all the criticism of the mother publishing a book. The victim's family has endured a lot of challenges, and Reeva was their greatest hope and achievement. Any criticism is based on ignorance of their situation. If you are ignorant, why comment????? Childish and pathetic.
Sal Finlay
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November 21, 2014
A touching read from parents wanting to tell their side after maintaining a dignified elegant front in the face of dramatic media focussed histronics. Deja vous O.J Simpson. Another over indulged sports brat. For all of you who say "shame on u " - I presume u will be disgusted n outraged when Oscar releases his inevitable book. He intended to kill someone ... happened to be Reeva...I wish steenkamps all the best xx
Dancer Hannah
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October 27, 2014
Someone said 'Oscar Pistorius innocent' u just want people to hate u don't u i certainly do now. It must've have been really painful to write a book about ur daughters life knowing that when u finish its over. Her life, the book
About the author
June Steenkamp is originally from Blackburn, Lancashire, and moved to Cape Town with her first husband. She married Barry Steenkamp in the summer of 1983 and gave birth to Reeva, her 'late lamb' a year later.
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