by David Muirhead (Penguin) ISBN: 9781775844617 This is a wildlife book unlike any other. The author, David Muirhead, a long-time English writer and journalist, explores 42 of Southern Africa’s creatures. He details their habits and lifestyles, and manages to over-exaggerate their traits and reputations in a hilarious way. The writing is wonderfully executed. While relying …
by Helen Fielding (Jonathan Cape) ISBN: 978-1-911-21456-4 The world’s favourite Singleton is back in this latest novel that is a prequel to Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. Bridget is her glorious and irreverent self in this novel, something that was clearly lacking in the last. She finds herself single again after Mark Darcy breaks up …
by Lucinda Riley (Macmillan) ISBN 978-1-4472-8860-2 Review 1 This is the third book in The Seven Sisters series, a family saga that begins with the death of the mysterious billionaire known as Pa Salt. His six adopted daughters, the D’Aplièse sisters, are each left a letter, an object, and a set of coordinates, which will …
by Dr Greg Venning (Vital Press) ISBN: 978-0-994-6840-0-4 It is your turn to Thrive! But, only if you want to. Thrive! is written with an energetic flair to change your lifestyle for the better. Dr Greg Venning helps us to understand the bad habits we have created in our lives, to break them down and form new behaviours that ensure …
by Sarah Groves (Struik Children) ISBN: 9781432306779 South African story books for children are my favourite. There is no better way to introduce different cultures to a child than by way of a good story. Sbonelo Snoop is a story about a 10-year-old detective who takes on cases and tries to solve various mysteries with humorous …
by Chris Marnewick (Umuzi) ISBN: 9781415209011 ‘On the tenth of December 1987 at about 18:00 hours on a deserted road near Magazine Hill Reservoir the accused forced the minibus in which the deceased were travelling from the road. He then shot each one of the deceased at least once with a pistol.’ The accused is …
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by Khaya Dlanga (Macmillan) ISBN: 978-1-77010-471-6 As far as memoirs go, Dlanga’s book is a damn good story. It is well written, often humorous and sometimes really sad. To Quote Myself also has the dubious honour of being South Africa’s most stolen book. Go figure. Perhaps it is a book that people cannot afford, but really …
by Andy Martin (Bantam Press) ISBN: 9780593076620 The name Jim Grant probably doesn’t mean much to readers of fiction. How about Lee Child? This lanky Camel-smoking, coffee-drinking author is now on his 20th Jack Reacher novel. Reacher, his highly popular hero, is a former US military man turns free-roaming investigator and fixer. You’ve probably seen the movie …
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by Sharon Pincott (Jacana) ISBN: 978-1-4314-2415-3 This is the third book from Australian conservationist Sharon Pincott, chronicling 13 years of her experiences with the Zimbabwean Presidential Herd of elephants. In 2001 Pincott takes the brave decision to leave her comfortable life in Australia to work with elephants in troubled Zimbabwe. Completely self-funded and untrained, she …
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