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Mother of motor car in driver’s seat for this read

Karen Watkins|Published

Hout Bay author Penny Haw with radio talk show host Pippa Hudson of Rosebank. Picture: Karen Watkins.

Hout Bay author Penny Haw was in conversation with radio talk show host Pippa Hudson for the launch of The Woman at the Wheel, at Exclusive Books Constantia, on Thursday October 18. Haw’s latest book, a work of historical fiction, is based on the life of Bertha Benz who was the wife of “father of the car” Carl Benz. It tells the story of the key role Bertha played in the development of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built in 1885 and widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile.

Noah Hamann, of Constantia, left, with Juno Lupiz, of Hout Bay. Picture: Karen Watkins.
Book fans, from left, Jiggs Snaddon-Wood, John Wood and Karin Pohl, all from Claremont. Picture: Karen Watkins.
Jill Clark, of Meadowridge, left, with Margi Southern, of Tokai. Picture: Karen Watkins.
“Petrol heads” Alan Cargill, of Rosebank, with Andrea Bolognesi, of Constantia. Picture: Karen Watkins.
From left, Nicola Cox, of Noordhoek; Maia Nangle, of Vredehoek; Inga Hitzeroth, from Vredehoek; Claudia Hitzeroth, for whom the book is dedicated; and Ulf Hitzeroth, also from Vredehoek. Picture: Karen Watkins.