Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor – healing the past
I’ve yet to read a poor novel by a South African author. Some, like Cry The Beloved Country have joined
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Book Reviews
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa – truth of inhumanity
The German Girl brings to light a little-known episode in history, one that, until the early part of this century,
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Tombland by C J Sansom – the peasants are revolting
One of the pleasures of reading the series by C J Sansom set in Tudor times, is that he seamlessly
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Breach by Olumide Popoola and Annie Holmes – “huddled masses yearning to breathe free”
Breach is a work of fiction but its origins lie in an all-too real scenario of human tragedy on a
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His Only Wife by Peace Ado Medie – rags to unhappy riches in Ghana
Library Journal Best Fiction Book of 2020. Reese Witherspoon Book Club choice. New York Times Notable Book Of The Year. Time
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