The Queen’s Governess by Karen Harper (Ebury Press) ISBN 978-0-0919-4041-6 Kat Ashley comes from a humble background, but is placed with the Champernowne family and this makes her acceptable at court. Never in her wildest dreams does she think she would land up living as a servant of nobility. She is pursued by the good looking, […]
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Sixkill by Robert B Parker (Quercus) ISBN: 978 0 85738 2139 Sixkill is one of the last novels from the late Robert B Parker, the Grandmaster of American Crime who took the hard-boiled detective genre and made it his own with his enigmatic, dry-humoured and tough-guy hero, Spenser. It’s trouble from the word go. A
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Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Atom) ISBN 978-1-907411-14-4 Having heard all about the Twilight Saga, I was keen to read it and learn for myself what it was about. The story has not inspired me to find out more. Are you interested in human beings that become vampires? And them inhabiting the vampire world with
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Cape Town A-Z by Sean Fraser (Struik Travel & Heritage) ISBN 978-1-77007-941-0
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by James Patterson (Century) ISBN 978 1 846 05469 3 Eighteen years ago in Key West. Nina’s life is simple and carefree. Married to a handsome police officer she is delighted to discover she is pregnant. But her joy is short lived when she stumbles upon a secret that makes her run with just the
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In this post we show you that there are no new plots when you write books. We use the example of Harry & Luke to illustrate that there are no new plots.
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Which books do you remember reading this year? Everyone wants lists of the ‘best’ these days. The Top 10 movies, the Top 10 websites. I decided to compile a list of 10 books I enjoyed reading in 2011. It somehow sounded better than the Top 10. The Hummingbird & The Bear by Nicholas Hogg My
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by Alex D’Angelo (Tafelberg) ISBN 978-0-624-05289-0 The story is written in the form of entries into the eleven-year-old goblin Ymaldris’ diary. He describes his family, home and way of living. He has been appointed as an apprentice to the Red Witch for seven years. Ymaldris discusses the goblin world and their laws. Their leader is
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by J. D. Lewis-Williams (Jacana) ISBN 978-1-43140-100-0Â I have read a few books on Rock Art. This little book is exceptional in that the subject is so clearly explained. Other books have left me muddled. But not this gem.For a start it was wonderful to learn that President Thabo Mbeki incorporated a San rock painting
Writers Write creates resources and writing tips for business writers. In this post, we tell you why good writers mean business.
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