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The Word Fiend reviews What Hidden Lies
12 July 2013
When Detective Persephone (Persy) Jonas is forced to work with retired criminal psychologist Dr Marge Labuschagne to solve the murder of a suspected sex offender, suspicion and distrust threaten to derail the investigation. Persy believes the killer is her childhood sweetheart, now turned vicious gangster; Marge is sure the answer lies in the...
A bookseller's review of Secrecy by Rupert Thomson
09 July 2013
Secrecy by Rupert Thomson is a lush, ethereal love story, set against the dark and treacherous backdrop of Florence in the 1690s. It is a bold and beautiful story and will hopefully bring Thomson the wider recognition he so richly deserves.
The novel centres around Gaetano Zummo, a 17th century sculptor of wax, about whom very...
Karin Brynard kom na Penguin
05 July 2013
Met die voltrekking van ‘n betekenisvolle boeketransaksie word vandag bekend gemaak dat Penguin Books (Suid-Afrika) in ’n veiling die publikasieregte in vier romans deur die opkomende ster-skrywer Karin Brynard bekom het.
Die bekroonde Stellenbosse skrywer en joernalis het twee romans op haar kerfstok, Plaasmoord (Human...
Karin Brynard comes to Penguin
04 July 2013
Marking a significant book deal it is announced today that Penguin Books (South Africa) has won at auction the publishing rights in four novels by rising star Karin Brynard.
The award-winning Stellenbosch author and journalist has two novels to her credit, Plaasmoord (Human & Rousseau, 2009) and Onse vaders (Human & Rousseau...
Do You Remember ... ?
25 June 2013
Trevor Romain’s book Random Kak I remember about growing up in South Africa made me smile, made me laugh and made me a little heartsore for the youth that so quickly passed me by.
Zapiro’s quote on the front cover pretty much sums it up: “Vividly evocative of the sights and sounds of the old South Africa, with a hint of...
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