Writers Write Book Review

by Hannah Tunnicliffe (Macmillan) ISBN 9781742612416 This beautifully and tenderly written novel is about love, family, loss, betrayal and finding peace. Hannah Tunnicliffe describes the slice

Mzansi Zen by Antony Osler (Jacana) ISBN 9781431423224 Mzansi Zen is Osler’s third book about the distinct flavour of Zen practised in South Africa and more

by Susin Nielsen (Andersen Press) ISBN: 9781783443765 In alternating chapters, nerdy, 13-year-old Stewart and one year older Ashley have to come to terms with their

by Bee Wilson (Fourth Estate) ISBN: 9780007549702 This is the fifth food-related book from award-winning British food writer, Bee Wilson. The book is a delightful

by Lucy Corne (Struik Lifestyle) ISBN: 9781431702893 Lucy Corne has combined her two greatest loves in this part-travel, part-anthological literary journey around South Africa’s craft breweries.

by Joanna Rees (Pan) ISBN 9781447266648 Lace Island, a seemingly exotic fictional island off the coast of India is the focus of this story. Beyond the

Unravelling the Betty Ketani Murder by Alex Eliseev (Pan Macmillan South Africa) ISBN: 9781770103108 Tandiwe ‘Betty’ Kitane was head cook at Cranks, one of the city’s

by Jessie Burton (Picador) ISBN 978-1-4472-5094-4 It is June 1967 in London. Odelle Bastien is an aspiring writer. She comes to England from the Caribbean Islands to work

compiled by Jeff Gordon (Leadwood Publishing) ISBN: 9780620611329 I loved this book. As an animal and nature aficionado, I enjoy game drives and stories about the bush.

by Elleke Boehmer (Jacana) ISBN 9781431422333 This book had me enthralled. It is haunting, honest, and beguiling. It resonated with echoes of The Poisonwood Bible, and I