A bonding of fiction and history creates a tangible reminder of the fraught decade before Mandela’s release.
This novel, <em>At Last</em>, is a sequel to St Aubyn’s previous four novels on the Melrose family, but can be appreciated by itself.
Many years of mulling over ideas about post-1994 South Africa has resulted in a skillfully considered novel that’s not an easy read.
This dark novel leaves you unconvinced, angry and asking all the ‘wrong’ questions.
In book circles, it’s important to choose carefully the partner with whom you do-si-do.
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/ 20 January 2011
This cheerful but realistic novel examines the right of young people to make personal choices that are different from those of their parents.
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/ 19 November 2010
Jane Rosenthal recommends books to while away the long, lazy, reading-friendly days that beckon.
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/ 19 November 2010
Jayne Galassi, in this new novel, describes perfectly the sudden transition from one reality to another, before and after the drowning of a child.
<em>Sunnyside Sal</em> is an apt title for this book, especially for those who know that Sunnyside is the Hillbrow of Tshwane.
Chris van Wyk has followed his first memoir, <em>Shirley, Goodness and Mercy</em>, with a second volume, <em>Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch</em>.