Archive - Jul 2022

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July 28th

July 26th

Extract: No Retreat, No Surrender by Oscar Chalupsky, with Graham Spence

This entry was posted on 26 July 2022.

In this book, Oscar Chalupsky relives some of his most exhilarating and nail-biting races, and shares the lessons he has learnt from winning on the international surf lifesaving, kayak and surfski circuits as well as running several successful businesses. The final chapters recount his courageous battle against cancer, the vital support of his family and friends, and his refusal to let the deadly disease dictate his life.

 


 

Extract: The Cape Raider by Justin Fox

This entry was posted on 26 July 2022.

A sweeping historical adventure, The Cape Raider  is the tale of a broken hero who has to find himself despite the trauma of war, a domineering father and the death of his mother during the Blitz. He must adapt to a new country, a new navy and new love, and finally he must come face to face with the Nazi raider in a fight to the death in the icy seas off the southernmost tip of Africa.

 


 

July 25th

Uittreksel: Die drie lewens van Hannlie Human deur Connie Luyt

This entry was posted on 25 July 2022.

Reeds as ’n dogtertjie in Kenia leer Hannli die pyn van verlies ken. Ná die MauMau-aanvalle, moet sy en haar gesin hul plaas verlaat en Suid-Afrika toe verhuis. As student beleef sy ’n erge trauma waarvan net haar ouma Hannie, by wie sy haar sesde sintuig geërf het, weet. Toe kom Buks Vermaak, en ná jare se gesukkel, ’n dogtertjie, Nell.

July 22nd

Extract: The Artist Vanishes by Terry Westby-Nunn

This entry was posted on 22 July 2022.

Infamous Cape Town artist Sophie Tugiers has been missing for several years. Her mysterious disappearance caused a brief ripple before dissolving into a distant media memory. Sophie’s controversial art alienated many people: those who didn’t consider her a sell-out thought her last exhibition was sadistic – after all, one of her experimental participants committed suicide.

 


 

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