THE BIG READ | A poignant look inside the memoir that Dawn and Des Lindberg were writing at the time of her death

In this extract from their new book the showbiz legends look back on their 55 years of living, loving and working together and Des explains why after suffering the trauma of losing his wife to Covid, he can never imagine ever being able to step on stage again.

The scene: The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Posters are displayed everywhere on campus; pamphlets are handed out; students and teachers are gathering.

Friday 15 February 1962