When Oom Frik dies during a vintage movie screening in Ladismith, Tannie Maria and her policeman boyfriend Henk are on the scene.When a second body turns up, there’s a clue: a letter addressed to Tannie Maria asking for advice – and a milk tart recipe. Fifty-plus agony aunt Maria and feisty young journalist Jessie conduct their own treasure hunt and murder investigation.
When a suicidal sophomore in his Abnormal Psychology class goes missing, Dr Dylan Reinhart becomes wrapped up in multi-million-dollar secrets and danger when the student's powerful father turns to him for help. It’ll take every bit of his expertise, and the help of NYPD Detective, Elizabeth Needham, to close the case. Can he stay ahead of his enemy ... and his employer? The third thrilling instalment of James Patterson’s Instinct series.
Dynamic Yale professor rewrites the rules of persuasion in this breakthrough pop psych book – think Dale Carnegie for do-gooders or Quiet meets Robert Cialdini ’s Influence.
“Once upon a time, on an auspicious day in history, you were
born— influential. In fact, influence was your only means of
A gorgeously immersive, mesmerising and life-affirming literary debut – a love story and a ghost story set in modern-day Trinidad.
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Morne Marie, Trinidad. Yesterday
Dive into this swirl of madams and maids, women and their husbands, children, grandchildren, and in-laws, a world bristling with life and vitality, amid judgements and forgiveness, secrets and lies, expectations and disappointments. Prepare for a wedding, a theft, Ramadaan, and a passing, while delicious recipes for traditional cuisine add local spice to life at Summer Terrace.
Marian Keyes’ writing is warm, witty and fearlessly honest with characters and relationships that are so relatable, we see them in ourselves, our friends and our own family. Sheer storytelling magic. But with 15 novels (and her long-anticipated sequel to Rachel's Holiday - Again, Rachel - is out now!), how does she seem to just get it so right time after time? Here is some insight from the woman herself.
The Man Who Never Was is a moving novel that strikes to the heart of parents. In this Q&A, author Douglas Kruger chats about making the move from finance- to fiction writing, where he got the idea for the novel and a parent’s sacrifice.
Many people know you as a prolific writer of books on finance. Did you always know there was some fiction in you, too?
Wahala is a darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on love, race and family, through the experiences of three mixed-race friends living in London. In this Q&A, author Nikki May chats about expectations on today’s women, embracing her culture as an Anglo-Nigerian, and Ife heads.
Which scene was hardest to write, and which part was easiest?
A reluctant friendship develops between two people in an apartment block in Shanghai. Each has a secret, a hidden past that must not intrude upon the present. How To Be a Revolutionary is a bold, daring and poignant exploration of what we owe our countries, ourselves and those we love.
Kosbaar is Elmarie Berry se eerste kookboek hoewel sy reeds sedert 2015 ’n bekende kosblogskrywer is. Haar hartsbegeerte is om ’n boek uit te gee wat jou siel sal voed en waarmee jy in jou kombuis met jou nabye vriende en familie herinneringe kan skep. In haar eie woorde: “Kos is ’n manier en plek om bymekaar te kom, om rustig te raak en om jou hart oop te maak om te deel, lief te hê en lekker te lag. Geniet die reis en samesyn!”