Reader’s Recommends - 14 August 2023
Ammaarah Gamieldien: Penguin Random House South Africa
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a masterful novel about a couple in a small town who must navigate the complexities of marriage, family, and longing.
Pack Up The Moon by Kristan Higgins
Sometimes heartbreaking, often funny, and always uplifting, this novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.
How to Hide Inside a Three by Jane van der Riet
It’s 2017 in Cape Town. The dams are empty. There’s a gangster in charge of the country. Leigh-Anne may look like she’s keeping it together in her Southern suburbs world, but really she’s unravelling.
Wade Jonklass: Jonathan Ball Publishers
I Know It's You by Susan Lewis
Don’t miss the next emotionally gripping thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis!
Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah
Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe.
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor
Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant novel.
Samanntha Jacobs: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Pretend You're Mine by Lucy Score
Harper was on her way to starting a new life . . . again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home.
Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center
Love isn’t blind, it’s just little blurry. A novel about an artist who loses her ability to see faces and the two men she is torn between.
If We Ever Meet Again by Ana Huang
One year is all it takes for strangers to become lovers...
If the Sun Never Sets by Ana Huang
Five years ago, he broke her heart. Now, he’ll do anything to win her back.
If Love Had A Price by Ana Huang
Every heart has a price.
If We Were Perfect by Ana Huang
Two exes, one house. What could go wrong?
Sunè Raspel: Blue Weaver Sales and Marketing
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a haunting and magical novel about joy, grief, courage, and transformation.
The Fireside Springbok by Mike Greenaway
In an extract from his new book, The Fireside Springbok, MIKE GREENAWAY celebrates Andre Joubert and the former fullback’s impact on the Boks’ maiden World Cup title win.
Dreams & Dust by Alex Stone
DREAMS & DUST is a unique book and an important contribution to the evolving new historiography of South Africa. It is an overview of the 58 (mostly) short-lived republics that have existed in South Africa since 1795 – and an equally-fascinating 20 fictional ones (Bapetikosweti, Fook, Wakanda etc).
Nicholas Sihlangu: Jacana Media
Langabi: Season of Beasts by Christopher Mlalazi
Fast-paced and vivid, the richly detailed people of Langabi, in love and in battle, must endure a punishing fight to survive and secure their freedom and their land. This quest is a searing tale of manipulation and monsters, which will leave you hungry for more.
Eskom: Power, Politics And The (Post ) Apartheid State by Faeeza Ballim
This riveting study shows how the intersection of technology and politics has shaped South African history since the 1960s. It is impossible to understand South Africa’s energy crisis without knowing this history.
Maye! Maye! The History & Heritage of the Kwa Mai Mai Market by Sipho Sithole
Kwa Mai Mai is the embodiment of everything Johannesburg is meant to be – the City of Gold, a place where dreams deferred come true. It is a constellation of people’s cultures, imbued with beautiful memories of life in villages left behind but cherished by those who refuse to forget.
Reader’s Warehouse Top 5
The Covenant Of Water by Abraham Verghese
Rassie: Stories of Life and Rugby - Bookplate signed edition by Rassie Erasmus
Another Life by Kristin Hannah
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