A LIFE TO LIVE by Yvonne Burgess (Penguin) Burgess’s first novel, published in 1973 and now reissued. This story of a farm girl who leaves for the city to support her family during the Great Depression has been hailed by Stephen Gray as “a product of the most ruthless and disciplined talent”.
UIT DIE SKATKIS VAN DIE GOUE SEUN by Uys Krige, edited by JC Kannemeyer (Tafelberg) A collection of Krige’s work, including poems, articles, travel pieces (he travelled widely in France and Spain), and extracts from his drama. A companion volume to Kannemeyer’s new biography of Krige, Die Goue Seun, also published by Tafelberg.
OUTLINE OF MY LOVER by Douglas A Martin (Picador) A college boy falls in love with a rock star, which changes his life and subjects him to the pressures of celebrity. “A piece of stylish and ferociously sharp prose,” says Cólm Toíbin.