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| The Book Show with Jenny Crwys-Williams happens every Wednesday. Jenny and various other personalities review the latest releases in the book world. Jenny also interviews current successful authors. |
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BOOK SHOW for 22 May 2013 |
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Labyrinth, by Kate Mosse
Orion Publishing, R135
eBook R226
Audio Book from Orion read by Emilia Fox R485
Sepulchre, by Kate Mosse
Orion Publishing R125
eBook R91
Audio Book from Orion read by Finty Williams R485
Citadel, by Kate Mosse
Orion Publishing R135
eBook R226
Audio Book R485 also read by Finty Williams
Lampedusa Pie, by Andre Burgener
Pan Macmillan R325
Not available as an eBook
Jackie Cameron Cooks at Home, by Jackie Cameron
Penguin R215
Not available as an eBook
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BOOK SHOW for 15 May 2013 |
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The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
Penguin R125
eBook R75
Audio Book R425 from Penguin Audio Books
Mom & Me & Mom, by Dr Maya Angelou
Random House hardback R203
eBook R154
AudioBook from audible.com $7.50 narrated by Maya Angelou
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, by Ayana Mathis
Random House Struik R220
eBook R154
Audio Book R426 from Random House Audio
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
PanMacmillan R115
eBook R91
AudioBook $7.49 from audible.com
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
audio book
R319 published by Random House Audio
Narrated by Toni Morrison
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BOOK SHOW for 08 May 2013 |
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A French Affair, by Katie Fforde
Random House. R241
eBook R230
Audio Book read by Jilly Bond $7.49 from audible.com
Five Days, by Douglas Kennedy
Random House. R170
eBook R135
Audio Book narrated by Tanya Eby or Jennifer Woodward (2 versions) $7.49 from audible.com
I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, by Sylvie Simmons
Vintage. R388
eBook R236
Not available as an audiobook
The John Lennon Letters, Edited by Hunter Davies
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Orion Books) R299
eBook R282
Audio Book read by Christopher Eccleston R319
Life, by Keith Richards (narrated by Johnny Depp)
Little Brown & Company. R372
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BOOK SHOW for 02 May 2013 |
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The Future, by Al Gore
WH Allen. R248
e-Book: R180
Divided Nations: Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it, by Ian Goldin Oxford University Press. R195 (on loot.co.za)
Stepping Out, by Steven Boykey Sidley
Picador. R175 e-Book: R90,95
In Xanadu, by William Dalrymple
CSA Word Publishers. R120
Paperback: R175 e-Book: R117
At the Fireside: True South African Stories, by Roger Webster
Jonathan Ball. R166 e-Book: R75
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BOOK SHOW for 24 April 2013 |
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Dark Heart, by Tony Park
Quercus. R194
e-Book: R126
The Spiral House, by Claire Robertson
Umuzi. R180
e-Book: R119
Jack of Diamonds, by Bryce Courtenay
Viking. R258
e-Book: R120
Red Notice, by Andy McNab
Bantam Press. R225
e-Book: R267
Bravo Two Zero, by Andy McNab
Harper Collins Audio Books. R374
Paperback: R175
e-Book: R125
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BOOK SHOW for 17 April 2013 |
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The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes
Umuzi. R162
e-Book: R82
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
Naxos Audio Books. R231
Paperback: R115
e-Book: R79
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BOOK SHOW for 10 April 2013 |
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A boxed set of all the books in A Song of Ice and Fire is available for R617 and published by Harper Collins.
If you’re looking to buy the books separately the soft covers cost between R97 and R144 from Exclusive Books.
The DVD boxed set of HBO’s Game of Thrones, Season one, is priced at around R359. Season two goes for around R502.
A Game of Thrones, by George RR Martin
Spectra Books. R97
e-Book: R120
Audio Book: R297
The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung Sang Suu Kyi, by Peter
Popham
Rider. R146
e-Book: R125
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BOOK SHOW for 03 April 2013 |
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Alex Cross, Run, by James Patterson
Little, Brown. R212
e-Book: R311
Ultimatum, by Simon Kernick
Century. R135
e-Book: R212,95
Touch and Go, by Lisa Gardner
Headline. R211
e-Book: R173
Nightmare, by Stephen Leather
Hodder Paperback. R102
eBook: R111
Audio book: R211
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BOOK SHOW for 27 March 2013 |
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Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
Heinneman. R109
e-Book: R254
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BOOK SHOW for 20 February 2013 |
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Wool, by Hugh Howey
Century Publishers. R171
Audio book: R475
E-book: R140
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BOOK SHOW for 06 February 2013 |
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7 Days, by Deon Meyer
Hodder & Stoughton General Division. R325
E-book: R215
Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver
Faber & Faber. R215
E-book: R197
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
Phoenix. R125
E-book: R165
Capture, by Roger Smith
Serpent’s Tail. R179
E-book: R47
Plenty, by Yotam Ottolenghi
Ebury Press. R414
E-book: R331
Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi
Ebury Press. R414
E-book: R331
Jerusalem, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press. R516
E-book: R357
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate Audio. R382
Paperback (by Fourth Estate): R200
E-book: R250
And if you haven’t yet read Wolf Hall, shame on you:
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R175
E-book: R170
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BOOK SHOW for 12 December 2012 |
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The Stranger’s Child, by Alan Hollinghurst
Picador. R117
Available as an e-book at R118
Philida, by Andre Brink
Harvill Secker. R221
Available as an e-book at R206
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R200
Available as an e-book at R278
Absolution, by Patrick Flanery
Atlantic Books. R278
Available as an e-book at R156
The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng
Myrmidon Books Ltd. R257
Available as an e-book at R105
Entanglement by Steven Boykey Sidley
Picador Africa. R190
Available as an e-book at R174
Land’s Edge: A Coastal Memoir, by Tim Winton
Picador. R149
Available as an e-book at R118
Taken Captive by Birds, by Marguerite Poland
Penguin. R243
Available as an e-book at R105
Mortality, by Christopher Hitchens
Atlantic Books. R194
Available as an e-book at R108
The Second World War, by Anthony Beevor
W&N. R453
Not available as an e-book
Zuma Exposed, by Adriaan Basson
Jonathan Ball. R199
Available as an e-book at R106
Karoo Kitchen, by Sydda Essop
Quivertree. R450
Not available as an e-book
Seasons, by Donna Hay
Hardie Grant Books. R321
Not available as an e-book
Ultimate Braai Master, by Justin Bonello
Penguin. R194
Not available as an e-book
Life Under Democracy, by Dale Yudelman
Jacana Media. R287
Available as an e-book at R311
The Greatest Race, by Mike Powell
Hardie Grant Books. R494
Not available as an e-book
Ardmore: We Are Because Of Others, a collaboration between Fèe Halsted an Ardmore Ceramic Art
Random House Struik. R396
Available as an e-book at R256
Remarkable Gardens of South Africa, written by Nini Bairnsfather Cloete and photography by Craig Fraser
Quivertree. R650
Not available as an e-book
Chasing Shadows: Thirty Years of Photographic Essays, by Santu Mofokeng
Prestel Publishing. R554
Not available as an e-book
The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng
Whole Story Audio Books. R387
Available as an e-book at R158
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BOOK SHOW for 05 December 2012 |
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Life Under Democracy, by Dale Yudelman
Jacana Media. R
Available as an e-book at R311
The Greatest Race, by Mike Powell
Hardie Grant Books. R494
Not available as an e-book
Ardmore: We Are Because Of Others, a collaboration between Fèe Halsted an Ardmore Ceramic Art
Random House Struik. R396
Available as an e-book at R256
Remarkable Gardens of South Africa, written by Nini Bairnsfather Cloete and photography by Craig Fraser
Quivertree. R650
Not available as an e-book
Chasing Shadows: Thirty Years of Photographic Essays, by Santu Mofokeng
Prestel Publishing. R554
Not available as an e-book
Malcom X: A Life in Reinvention, by Manning Marable
Penguin Books. R202
Available as an e-book at R172
The Round House, by Louis Erdrich
Harper Publishers. R318
Not available as an e-book
Into the Silence: the Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest, by Wade Davis
Vintage. R453
Available as an e-book at R178
Lost Ground, by Michiel Heyns
Jonathan Ball. R175
Available as an e-book at R95
Stones against the Mirror, by Hugh Lewin
Umuzi. R180
Available as an e-book R136
Life! Death! Prizes!, by Stephen May
Bloomsbury. R217
Available as an e-book at R189
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R126
Available as an e-book at R120,95
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R253
Available as an e-book at R247
The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien
AudioGo Limited. R171
Available as an e-book at R100
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BOOK SHOW for 28 November 2012 |
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FOR HIM:
Caterpillar Seas, by Robert Fridjhon
Zebra Press. R194
Available as an e-book at R175
Reacher’s Rules: Life Lessons from Jack Reacher, Foreword by Lee Child
Bantam Press. R165
Available as an e-book at R158
Why I Left Goldman Saks, by Greg Smith
Hatchette Book Group. R198
Not available as an e-book
The Art of Losing: Why the Proteas Choke at the Cricket World Cup, by Luke Alfred
Penguin. R214
Available as an e-book at R136
Capital, by John Lanchester
Faber and Faber. R194
Available as an e-book at R172
Who Moved My Stilton, by Alan Tyers.
Bloomsbury. R198
Available as an e-book at R129
Steak: One Man’s Search for the World’s Tastiest Piece of Beef, by Mark Schatzker.
Penguin. R136
Not available as an e-book
The Ultimate Braai Master, by Justin Bonello
Penguin Books. R200
Not available as an e-book
FOR HER:
The Reunion, by Joanne Fedler
Jacana. R180
Available as an e-book at R217
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris, by John Baxter
Short Books. R150
Available as an e-book at R156
The Road to Urbino, by Roma Tearne.
Little, Brown. R233
Available as an e-book at R181
Vanished Years, by Rupert Everett
Little, Brown. R238
Available as an e-book at R248
Journey from Darkness, by Gareth Crocker & Llewellyn Crocker Penguin. R185
Available as an e-book at R161
The Diary of a Submissive, by Sophie Morgan
Penguin. R158
Available as an e-book at R103
Jane’s Delicious Garden: Growing and Using Healing Herbs in South Africa, by Jane Griffiths
JonathanBall. R285
Not available as an e-book
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BOOK SHOW for 28 November 2012 |
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Jack of Diamonds, by Bryce Courtenay
Viking. R252 (only available locally from the 15th of December 2012)
Not yet available as an e-book
Joseph Anton, by Salman Rushdie
Jonathan Cape. R307
Available as an e-book at R346
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R181
Available as an e-book at R134
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R200
Available as an e-book at R278
Kader Asmal: Politics in my Blood, by Kader Asmal, Adrian Hadland and Moira Levy
Jacana. R234
Available as an e-book at R278
The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren
Zondervan. R261
Not available as an e-book
Events, Dear Boy, Events: A Political Diary of Britain from Woolf to Campbell, by Ruth Winstone
Profile Books. R412
Available as an e-book at R322
The Great North Road, by Peter F Hamilton
PanMacmillan. R190
Available as an e-book at R149
Reversible Errors, by Scott Turrow
Pan Macmillan. R114
Available as an e-book at R95
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
Hodder & Stoughton. R170
Available as an e-book at R101
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BOOK SHOW for 21 November 2012 |
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Charlie and Lola: My Completely Best Story Collection (Includes an audio CD), by Lauren Child
Puffin Books. R190
Not available as an e-book
Cave Baby, by Julia Donaldson and Emily Gravett
Pan Macmillan. R99
Not available as an e-book
Meerkat Mail, by Emily Gravett
Pan Macmillan. R85
Not available as an e-book
Matilda’s Cat, by Emily Gravett
Pan Macmillan. R130
Not available as an e-book
Green Glass Beads, by Jacqueline Wilson
Pan Macmillan. R97
Not available as an e-book
Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness
Headline. R219
Available as an e-book at R174
Wonder, by RJ Palacio
Random House Struik. R180
Available as an e-book at R179
Shadow, by Michael Morpurgo
HarperCollins. R97
Available as an e-book at R90
Taken Captive by Birds, by Marguerite Poland. Illustrated by Craig Ivor
Penguin. R243
Not available as an e-book
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
Hodder & Stoughton. R170
Available as an e-book at R101
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BOOK SHOW for 14 November 2012 |
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Endings and Beginnings: A Story of Healing, by Redi Tlhabi
Jacana. R195
Not available as an e-book
The Bone Bed, by Patricia Cornwell
Penguin. R238
Available as an e-book at R245
Jerusalem, by Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Random House Struik. R445
Available as an e-book at R453
Jampacked, by Tina Bester
Quivertree. R225
Not available as an e-book
Capital, by John Lanchester
Faber and Faber. R194
Available as an e-book at R172
Mortality, by Christopher Hitchens
Hatchett Audio. R250
Available as an e-book at R109
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BOOK SHOW for 07 November 2012 |
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The Ultimate Braai Master, by Justin Bonello
Penguin Books. R200
Not available as an e-book
Evita’s Bossie Sikelela, by Evita Bezuidenhout
Umuzi. R165
Not available as an e-book
Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration, by Nigella Lawson
Vintage. R424
Available as an e-book at R336
Karoo Kitchen: Heritage Recipes and True Stories from the Heart of South Africa, by Sydda Essop
Quivertree Publications. R450
Not available as an e-book
Taking It Easy, by Andy Fenner
Sunbird Publishers. R287
Not available as an e-book
The Food of Love, by Anthony Capella
Time Warner Audio Books. R140
Available as an e-book at R91
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BOOK SHOW for 24 October 2012 |
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Thinking Up a Hurricane, by Martinique Stilwell
Penguin. R185
Not available as an e-book
Caterpillar Seas, by Robert Fridjhon
Zebra Press. R194
Available as an e-book at R175
Rod: The Autobiography, by Rod Stewart
Random House Struik. R224
Available as an e-book at R120
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Naxos AudioBooks. R322
Available as an e-book at R127
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BOOK SHOW for 17 October 2012 |
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Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R126
Available as an e-book at R120,95
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate. R253
Available as an e-book at R247
The Vanishing Point, by Val McDermid
Little, Brown. R220
Available as an e-book at R99,99
Tigers in Red Weather, by Liza Klaussmann
Picador. R246
Available as an e-book at R99,99
Joseph Anton, by Salman Rushdie
Random House Struik. R287
Available as an e-book at R333,95
Joseph Anton, by Salman Rushdie
Random House Audio. R597
Available as an e-book at R333,95
Seven Days, by Deon Meyer
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. R189
Available as an e-book at R150
The Fishing Fleet, by Anne de Courcy
Orion. R379
Available as an e-book at R248
Telegraph Avenue, by Michael Chabon
HarperCollins. R307
Available as an e-book at R160
The Secret Race - Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs, by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Random House Struik. R243
Available as an e-book at R174
A Wanted Man, by Lee Child
Transworld. R300
Available as an e-book at R174
A Possible Life, by Sebastian Faulks
Random House Struik. R209
Available as an e-book at R317
The History of England, Volume I: Foundation, by Peter Ackroyd
Pan Macmillan. R127
Available as an e-book at R198
Lionel Asbo, by Martin Amis
Vintage. R265
Available as an e-book at R246
The Casual Vacancy, by JK Rowling
Little, Brown. R568
Available as an e-book at R176
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BOOK SHOW for 10 October 2012 |
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A Bantu in My Bathroom: Debating Race, Sexuality and Other Uncomfortable South African Topics, by Eusebius McKaiser
Bookstorm. R160
Available as an e-book at R152,95
The Reunion, by Joanne Fedler
Jacana. R180
Available as an e-book at R217
Secret Mother’s Business, by Joanne Fedler
Allen & Unwin. R148
Available as an e-book at R217
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, by Lola Shoneyin
Profile Books. R152
Available as an e-book at R123
Not yet available as an audiobook
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BOOK SHOW for 03 October 2012 |
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce
Black Swan. R117
Available as an e-book at R103.
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson. R184
Available as an e-book at R99.
The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman
Transworld. R194
Available as an e-book at R99.
The Casual Vacancy, by JK Rowling
Little, Brown. R296
Available as an e-book at R307.
Winter of the World, by Ken Follett
Pan Macmillan. R248
Available as an e-book at R165.
Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett
Pan Macmillan. R248
Available as an e-book at R96,95.
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BOOK SHOW for 26 September 2012 |
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Abundance, by Marlene van der Westhuizen
Pan Macmillan. R316
Not available as an e-book
Scrumptious: Food for Family and Friends, by Jane-Anne Hobbs
Struik Lifestyle. R225
Available as an e-book at R234,95
Your Place or Mine, by George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan
Penguin. R285
Not available as an e-book
Georgie Porgie, by George Calombaris
Lantern. R261
Not available as an e-book
Relish, by Prue Leith
Quercus. R319
Available as an e-book at R210
Peaches for Monsieur le Cure, by Joanne Harris
Random House Audio. R
Available as an e-book at R251,95
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BOOK SHOW for 19 September 2012 |
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The New Republic, by Lionel Shriver
Harper Collins. R184
Available as an e-book at R190,84
The Stranger’s Child, by Alan Hollinghurst
Picador. R108
Available as an e-book at R97,95
Joseph Anton: A Memoir, by Salman Rushdie
Random House Struik. R295
Available as an e-book at R141
Young Blood, by Sifiso Mzobe
Kwela Books. R175
Available as an e-book at R195,95
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BOOK SHOW for 12 September 2012 |
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A Wanted Man, by Lee Child
Bantam Press. R215
Available as an e-book at R294
A Wanted Man, by Lee Child
Bantam Press. R215
Available as an e-book at R294
A Wanted Man, by Lee Child
Random House Audio. R297
Available as an e-book at R294
Narcopolis, by Jeet Thayil
Faber and Faber. R237
Available as an e-book at R126,95
Umbrella, by Will Self
Bloomsbury. R346
Available as an e-book at R145
The Lighthouse, by Alison Moore
Salt. R131
Available as an e-book at R123,95
Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy
And Other Stories. R146
Available as an e-book at R167
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Henry Holt & Company. R304 (Only available in hardback)
Available as an e-book at R278
The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng
Myrmidon Books Ltd. R202
Available as an e-book at R152,95
Young Blood, by Sifiso Mzobe
Kwela Books. R175
Available as an e-book at R195
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