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April Highlights 2020 Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope by Sean Baumann 9781776190133 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | TPB | R280 Dr Sean Baumann, who has spent 25 years as a psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town, lifts the veil on ‘madness’, arguing for a more nuanced and empathetic understanding of mental illness. In this book, Baumann tells the stories of his patients and draws on his experiences working in the South African public health sector. Based on personal encounters and interviews with persons dealing with various forms of psychoses, this book uncovers what it really means to suffer from, amongst others, schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder. We meet a man whose shoes can transport him to the moon, an elderly, aristocratic couple, and a young man who, one day, goes into labour without warning. But there are also the first-hand accounts of people plagued by unknown enemies. Native Boy: Confessions Of A Maplazini In The City by Thabo Molefe 9781776190249 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | BPB | R250 As a child, Thabo Abram Molefe, along with his family, is impelled into the apartheid-era tradition of rural-to-urban transition. Moving from a farm to a multi-ethnic and vibrant township in the heart of Heidelberg, the birthplace of Eugene Terre’ Blanche’s AWB, proves to be both a challenge and an adventure as he works to evade the nickname that has followed him as a result — ‘maplazini’, Sotho for a dumb country bumpkin. Native Boy explores a young man’s complex relationship with identity and race, seen through the lens of township life. Moreover, it is about his journey to escape the socio- economic trap of the apartheid regime to forever limit the black man to a life of hardship. Two Weeks in November - Revised Edition by Douglas Rogers 9781776190393 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | PB | R225 What begins as an improbable adventure destined for failure, marked by a mixture of bravery, strategic cunning and bumbling naiveté, soon turns into the most sophisticated political-military operation in African history. By virtue of their being together, the unlikely team of misfit rivals is suddenly in position to spin what might have been seen as an illegal coup into a mass popular uprising that the world — and millions of Zimbabweans — will enthusiastically support. Impeccably researched, deftly written, and told in the style of a political thriller, Two Weeks in November is Ocean’s 11 meets Game of Thrones: a real-world life or death chess match for the future of a country where the political endgame is never a foregone conclusion.

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April Highlights 2020

Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope by Sean Baumann9781776190133 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | TPB | R280

Dr Sean Baumann, who has spent 25 years as a psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town,

lifts the veil on ‘madness’, arguing for a more nuanced and empathetic understanding of mental

illness. In this book, Baumann tells the stories of his patients and draws on his experiences working in

the South African public health sector. Based on personal encounters and interviews with persons

dealing with various forms of psychoses, this book uncovers what it really means to suffer from,

amongst others, schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder. We meet a man whose shoes can

transport him to the moon, an elderly, aristocratic couple, and a young man who, one day, goes into

labour without warning. But there are also the first-hand accounts of people plagued by unknown

enemies.

Native Boy: Confessions Of A Maplazini In The City by Thabo Molefe

9781776190249 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | BPB | R250

As a child, Thabo Abram Molefe, along with his family, is impelled into the apartheid-era tradition of

rural-to-urban transition. Moving from a farm to a multi-ethnic and vibrant township in the heart of

Heidelberg, the birthplace of Eugene Terre’ Blanche’s AWB, proves to be both a challenge and an

adventure as he works to evade the nickname that has followed him as a result — ‘maplazini’, Sotho

for a dumb country bumpkin. Native Boy explores a young man’s complex relationship with identity

and race, seen through the lens of township life. Moreover, it is about his journey to escape the socio-economic trap of the apartheid regime to forever limit the black man to a life of hardship.

Two Weeks in November - Revised Edition by Douglas Rogers

9781776190393 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | PB | R225

What begins as an improbable adventure destined for failure, marked by a mixture of bravery,

strategic cunning and bumbling naiveté, soon turns into the most sophisticated political-military

operation in African history. By virtue of their being together, the unlikely team of misfit rivals is

suddenly in position to spin what might have been seen as an illegal coup into a mass popular

uprising that the world — and millions of Zimbabweans — will enthusiastically support. Impeccably

researched, deftly written, and told in the style of a political thriller, Two Weeks in November is

Ocean’s 11 meets Game of Thrones: a real-world life or death chess match for the future of a country

where the political endgame is never a foregone conclusion.

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A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs

9781471188855 | Simon & Schuster | TPB | R315

It’s sweltering in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Temperance Brennan, still recovering from

neurosurgery following an aneurysm, is battling nightmares, migraines, and what she thinks might be

hallucinations when she receives a series of mysterious text messages, each containing a new picture

of a corpse that is missing its face and hands. Immediately, she’s anxious to know who the dead man

is, and why the images were sent to her. An identified corpse soon turns up, only partly answering her

questions. To win answers to the others, including the man’s identity, she must go rogue. With help

from a number of law enforcement associates including her Montreal beau Andrew Ryan and the

always-ready-with-a-smart-quip, ex-homicide investigator Skinny Slidell, and utilizing new cutting-edge forensic methods, Tempe draws closer to the astonishing truth.

The Liberation of Brigid Dunne by Patricia Scanlan

9781471151170 | Simon & Schuster | TPB | R315

Marie-Claire, betrayed by her partner Marc, plans to teach him a lesson he will never forget. She

travels home from Toronto to Ireland, to the house of the Four Winds, for her great-aunt Reverend

Mother Brigid’s eightieth birthday celebrations. It will be a long-awaited reunion for three generations

of family, bringing together her mother, Keelin, and grandmother, Imelda — who have never quite got

along. Bitter, jealous Imelda makes a shocking revelation that forces them all to confront their pasts,

admit mistakes, and face the truths that have shaped their lives. With four fierce, opinionated women in one family, will they ever be able to forgive the past and share a future?

Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough

9780008392390 | HarperCollins | TPB | R315

When Marcie met Jason Maddox, she couldn’t believe her luck. Becoming Jason’s second wife

catapulted her into the elite world of high society. But underneath the polite, old money manners, she

knows she’ll always be an outsider, and her hard-won life hangs by a thread. Then Jason’s widowed

boss brings back a new wife from his trip to London. Young, beautiful, reckless — nobody can take

their eyes off Keisha. Including Jason. Marcie refuses to be replaced so easily. People would kill for

her life of luxury. What will Marcie do to keep it?

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Firewatching by Russ Thomas

9781471180934 | Simon & Schuster | TPB | R315

A body is found bricked into the walls of a house. From the state of the hands, it’s clear the dead man

was buried alive. Soon, the victim is linked to an old missing person’s case and Tyler is called.

As the sole representative of South Yorkshire's Cold Case Review Unit, Tyler recognises his role for

what it is — a means of keeping him out of the way following an ‘incident’. When this case falls in his

lap, he grabs the opportunity to fix his stagnating career. And then Tyler discovers he has a

connection to the case that hopelessly compromises him. He makes the snap decision not to tell his

superiors. But now Tyler must move carefully to find out the truth, without destroying the case or

himself.

A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry

9780571333387 | Faber & Faber TPB | R310

Winona Cole, an orphaned child of the Lakota Indians, finds herself growing up in an unconventional

household on a farm in West Tennessee. Raised by her adoptive father John Cole and his brother-in-

arms Thomas McNulty, this odd little family scrapes a living on Lige Magan's farm with the help of two

freed slaves, the Bougereau siblings. They try to keep the brutal outside world at bay, along with their

memories of the past. But Tennessee is a state still riven by the bitter legacy of the Civil War, and

when first Winona and then Tennyson Bouguereau are violently attacked by forces unknown, Colonel Purton raises the militia to quell the rebels and night-riders who are massing on the outskirts of town.

I Will Miss You Tomorrow by Heine Bakkeid

9781526610768 | Bloomsbury | TPB | R315

The first in a new Norwegian crime series featuring disgraced ex-Chief Inspector Thorkild Aske, a

damaged man with a complicated past. Fresh out of prison and a stint in a psychiatric hospital,

disgraced ex-policeman Thorkild Aske only wants to lose himself in drugged dreams of his beloved

Frei. Wild, unknowable Frei. The woman he loved. The woman he has lost forever. Yet when Frei's

young cousin goes missing off the Norwegian coast and Thorkild is called in by the family to help find

him, dead or alive, Thorkild cannot refuse. He owes them this. Tormented by his past, Thorkild soon

finds himself deep in treacherous waters. He's lost his reputation — will he now lose his life?

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Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

9780571342365 | Faber & Faber | TPB | R310

If you want to get away with murder, play by the rules… A series of unsolved murders with one thing

in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery

novels. The deaths lead FBI Agent Gwen Mulvey to mystery bookshop Old Devils. Owner Malcolm

Kershaw had once posted online an article titled My Eight Favourite Murders, and there seems to be a

deadly link between the deaths and his list — which includes Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders,

Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train and Donna Tartt's The Secret History. Can the killer be stopped before all eight of these perfect murders have been re-enacted?

Circle of Death by Chris Ryan

9781529324891 | Hodder | TPB | R340

In a world run by rich and powerful men, Julian Cantwell is more powerful than most. A ruthless

political consultant, Cantwell has manipulated elections around the world, bribing opponents and

blackmailing political rivals. Doing whatever it takes for his clients to win. But when a freelance

journalist threatens to expose his alleged involvement in a terrifying conspiracy, Cantwell suddenly

finds himself under threat. Backed into a corner, he is forced to take drastic action. In the battle

between the SAS and the Navy SEALs, there can be only one winner. Will Bald and Porter prevail? Or

have our heroes finally met their match?

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

9781472223807 | Headline | TPB | R340

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her

twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes,

is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in

London. Neither parent knows that one of the children will not survive the week. This is a story of the

bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel

and its mistress, a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria, and a glovemaker's son who flouts

convention in pursuit of the woman he loves.

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A Good Neighbourhood by Therese Anne Fowler

9781472269355 | Headline | TPB | R340

In Oak Knoll, a tight-knit North Carolina neighbourhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie

Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son. All is well until the Whitmans move in next

door — an apparently traditional family with new money, ambition, and a secretly troubled teenage

daughter. With little in common except a property line, these two very different families quickly find

themselves at odds over a historic oak tree in Valerie's yard. But as they fight, they fail to notice that

there is a romance blossoming between their two teenagers. A romance that will challenge the

carefully constructed concepts of class and race in this small community. A romance that might cause

everything to shatter.

The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel

9781529368086 | Hodder | TPB | R295

In a small town beset by poverty in the Missouri Ozarks, two 12-year-old girls are found dead in the

park. Their throats have been cut. Eve Taggert's daughter was one of them. Desperate with grief, she

takes it upon herself to find out the truth about what happened to her little girl. Eve is no stranger to

the dark side of life — having been raised by a hard-edged mother whose parenting lessons she tried

hard not to mimic. But with her daughter gone, Eve has no reason to stay soft. And she is going to

need her mother's cruel brand of strength if she's going to face the truth about her daughter's death.

The Death of Comrade President by Alain Mabanckou

9781788162326 | Serpent's Tail | HB | R345

In Pointe-Noire, in the small neighbourhood of Voungou, on the family plot where young Michel lives

with Maman Pauline and Papa Roger, life goes on. But Michel's everyday cares — lost grocery

money, the whims of his parents' moods, their neighbours' squabbling, his endless daydreaming —

are soon swept away by the wind of history. In March 1977, just before the arrival of the short rainy

season, Comrade President Marien Ngouabi is brutally murdered in Brazzaville, and not even naïve

Michel can remain untouched. Starting as a tender, wry portrait of an ordinary Congolese family,

Alain Mabanckou quickly expands the scope of his story into a powerful examination of colonialism,

decolonization and dead ends of the African continent.

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Stop At Nothing by Michael Ledwidge

9781472265777| Headline | TPB | R340

When a private jet crashes into the Caribbean sea, diving instructor Michael Gannon is the only

person on the scene. Finding six dead men and a suitcase full of cash and diamonds, Gannon

assumes he's the beneficiary of a drug deal gone wrong. However, it seems one of the passengers

was the Director of the FBI — despite the official story that he died of natural causes in Italy. Suddenly

pursued by a shadowy cabal of the world's most powerful and dangerous men, Gannon will only

survive if he unravels a terrifying conspiracy. But those determined to kill him will learn that Gannon's

past holds its own deadly secrets... and the hunters soon become the prey.

From Venice with Love by Rosanna Ley

9781787476271 | Quercus | TPB | R340

With her marriage in danger of falling apart, Joanna returns home to the beautiful but dilapidated

Mulberry Farm Cottage in rural Dorset, where her sister Harriet is struggling to keep the farm afloat

and cope with their eccentric mother. When Joanna discovers a bundle of love letters in the attic,

written by a watercolourist named Emmy, she is intrigued and sets out to discover Emmy's true story.

Emmy's letters take Joanna to the picturesque alleyways and bridges of Lisbon, Prague, and the most

romantic place of all: Venice — where a whole new magical world seems to unfold in front of her.

Meanwhile, back at Mulberry Farm Cottage, a mysterious prowler adds to Harriet's problems and

interrupts her search for a perfect partner. Will she ever find true love?

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

9781471184284 | Simon & Schuster | TPB | R270

Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made to

share a room while her brother gets one of his own. Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male

teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at

night. Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn’t get put forward for internships. Kim Jiyoung is a

model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. Kim Jiyoung is a wife who gives up her career

and independence for a life of domesticity. Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely. Kim Jiyoung is

depressed. Kim Jiyoung is mad. Kim Jiyoung is her own woman. Kim Jiyoung is every woman.

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The Broken Ones by Ren Richards

9781788166065 | Profile | TPB | R295

A bestselling true-crime writer, Nell tells other people's stories. But there is one story she won't tell.

Ten years ago, she was a teenage mother with a four-year-old she found desperately hard to love.

Then the little girl disappeared. As Nell begins to interview the subject of her next book, a woman

convicted of murdering her twin sister, it becomes clear that someone has uncovered her true identity.

And they know that Nell didn't tell the truth about the day her daughter vanished.

The Return by Rachel Harrison

9781529351965 | Hodder | TPB | R340

Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return — except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than

anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come

back. She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of

where she's been or what happened to her. Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from

college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows

something is wrong; she's emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls,

it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who

came back. But then who — or what — is she?

The Silent House by Nell Pattison

9780008361761 | HarperCollins | PBO | R195

If someone was in your house, you'd know... Wouldn't you? But the Hunter family are deaf, and don't

hear a thing when a shocking crime takes place in the middle of the night. Instead, they wake up to

their worst nightmare: the murder of their daughter. The police call Paige Northwood to the scene to

interpret for the witnesses. They're in shock, but Paige senses the Hunters are hiding something.

One by one, people from Paige's community start to fall under suspicion. But who would kill a little

girl? Was it an intruder? Or was the murderer closer to home?

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This Lovely City by Louise Hare

9780008334550 | HarperCollins | TPB | R315

With the Blitz over and London reeling from war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered

England’s call for help. Fresh off the Empire Windrush, he’s taken a tiny room in south London

lodgings and has fallen in love with the girl next door. Touring Soho’s music halls by night, pacing the

streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home – and it’s alive with

possibility. Until, one morning, he makes a terrible discovery. As the local community rallies, fingers of

blame are pointed at those who had recently been welcomed with open arms. And, before long, the

newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy which threatens to tear the city apart.

The Family Tree by Sairish Hussain

9780008297466 | HarperCollins | TPB | R315

Amjad cradles his baby daughter in the middle of the night. He has no time to mourn his wife’s death.

Saahil and Zahra, his two small children, are relying on him. Amjad vows to love and protect them

always. Years later, Saahil and his best friend, Ehsan, have finished university and are celebrating

with friends. But when the night turns dangerous, its devastating effects will ripple through the years to

come. Zahra’s world is alight with politics and activism. But she is now her father’s only source of

comfort, and worries she’ll never have time for her own aspirations. Life has taken her small family in

different directions – will they ever find their way back to each other?

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

9780008297176 | HarperCollins | TPB | R315

On a remote island, guests gather for the wedding of the year — the marriage of Jules Keegan and

Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges. Happy families. Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests. One body.

The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm

unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive.

It’ll end in murder.

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Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty

9780008355562 | HarperCollins | TPB | R315

In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk in the Vedic tradition to show

us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. Drawing on ancient wisdom and his

own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals how to overcome negative thoughts

and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie within all of us. The lessons monks learn are

profound but often abstract. Shetty transforms them into advice and exercises we can all apply to

reduce stress, improve focus, improve relationships, identify our hidden abilities, increase self-

discipline and give the gifts we find in ourselves to the world. Shetty proves that everyone can — and

should — think like a monk.

The World Beneath Their Feet by Scott Ellsworth

9781529307191 | John Murray | TPB | R340

While tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was

raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States

had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest,

strongest, and bravest climbers in the world. Carried on across nearly the entire sweep of the

Himalayas, this contest involved not only the greatest mountain climbers of the era but statesmen and

millionaires, world-class athletes and bona fide eccentrics, scientists and generals, obscure villagers

and national heroes. The contest was a struggle between hidebound traditionalists and unknown

innovators, one that featured new techniques and equipment, unbelievable courage and physical achievement, and unparalleled valor.

We Need to Talk About Africa by Tom Young

9781786074966 | One World | TPB | R255

If you boil a kettle twice today, you will have used five times more electricity than a person in Mali

uses in a whole year. How can that be possible? Decades after the colonial powers withdrew Africa is

still struggling to catch up with the rest of the world. When the same colonists withdrew from Asia

there followed several decades of sustained and unprecedented growth throughout the continent. So

what went wrong in Africa? And are we helping to fix it, or simply making matters worse? In this

provocative analysis, Tom Young argues that so much has been misplaced: our guilt, our policies,

and our aid. Human rights have become a cover for imposing our values on others, our shiniest

infrastructure projects have fuelled corruption and our interference in domestic politics has further

entrenched conflict. Only by radically changing how we think about Africa can we escape this vicious

cycle.

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Together by Vivek H. Murthy

9781788164740 | Profile Books | TPB | R345

Loneliness is a global health crisis, and it is killing us. So how can we treat it? In this book, Dr. Murthy

uncovers the proportions of this epidemic and explores the root causes and devastating effects of

loneliness. But most importantly, he discovers a solution that can be applied to our individual lives,

and inform how we raise our children, think about work, and create communities. Real human

connection is not just nice, he shows, it is essential to our lives. Murthy looks at efforts to combat

loneliness and create a community around the world and what they can teach us about doing so in

our own lives. A part personal journey, part medical exploration, part social toolkit, this essential book

shows how together we can learn to build a less lonely world.

April Highlights 2020

The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac

9781786580368 | Bonnier | TPB | R295

The Future We Choose is a passionate call to arms, written by former UN Secretary for Climate

Christiana Figures and Tom Rivett-Carnac, her UN political strategist. They outline two scenarios for

our future: how life on Earth will be by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets; or

how it will look and feel to live in a carbon-neutral, regenerative world. Each of us must confront the

crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. Practical and empowering, this book features ten

things we can do today to make a difference. This is the final hour; it can be our finest hour. We can solve our climate emergency, but we must act now.

Fast Asleep by Dr. Michael Mosley

9781780724201 | Faber & Faber | PB | R240

There is something you can do which is enjoyable, will improve your mood, cut your risk of

depression, help you fight chronic disease, keep you slim and even improve your memory. Yes,

getting a good night's sleep can give us all these things and more; so why is it that so many of us

struggle to get the necessary 7-8 hours a night? In this book, Dr. Michael Mosley brings together the

latest science to explain exactly what happens to us when we sleep and why it is so important that we

get enough of it. Prone to insomnia, he has taken part in numerous sleep experiments and tested

every sleep remedy going. He explains why so many of us struggle with sleep, what works and what doesn’t.

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Get Out of Your Own Way by Dave Hollis

9781400220816 | HarperCollins Leadership | TPB | R295

Both women and men buy into a host of lies that keep them from reaching their potential, often

against a backdrop of ingrained ideas about how they should or shouldn't act, how they should or

shouldn't reach for help, or how they show up for life. Dave knows this personally. He believed all the

lies, too. He found himself stuck in a rut, unmotivated, unfulfilled, and a version of himself he didn't

like, all while being skeptical he could actually do anything about it. Then, he began to wake up. In his

new book, he talks honestly about topics people aren't normally honest about — his impulse to solve

instead of listening, his struggle to accept help or admit he needs it, even his insecurities about being a parent.

April Highlights 2020

Beatrix Bakes by Natalie Paull

9781743795255 | Hardie Grant Books | TPB | R435

Beatrix Bakes embraces the unparalleled joys of baking seasonally and creatively. It invites you to

choose your own adventure with seasonal mix-and-match alternatives given for each recipe.

It’s more than 70 recipes that are inspired by classics the world over, but offer new takes on these.

The book teaches you that once they get the foundations right the truest magic will come from a

willingness to play and add your own twists. The recipes — and engaging, instructive conversation —

are all beautifully photographed and are divided across eight chapters. Peppered throughout are

infographics, offering readers a visual guide to following their baking hearts, and adaptations for each

recipe.

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield by Christina Lamb

9780008300012 | HarperCollins | TPB | R370

Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years and tells the unheard

stories of women in conflict, exposing how in modern warfare rape is used by armies, terrorists and

militias as a weapon to humiliate, terrify and carry out ethnic cleansing. Though rape was formalised

as an international war crime in 1919, the International Criminal Court has convicted no one. This

powerful new book calls on us to listen and to act against this the world’s most neglected war crime.

Speaking to survivors first-hand across four continents, Lamb encounters astonishing suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice.

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Vegan Cakes by Sarah Hardy

9781787135192 | Hardie Grant Books | TPB | R340

Indulgent and show-stopping, Vegan Cakes is the place where traditional baking rules are thrown out

of the window, proving that you don't need dairy and eggs to create baking wonders. From a Pink

Vanilla Dream Cake and Sherry Berry Trifle to Rose and Ginger Cheesecake and Black Sesame

Banana Bread, this book is for the new vegan on the block. The vegan who wants to eat cake,

indulge, feast and feel GOOD about it. With delectable step-by-step recipes and enticing photos,

along with guidance on vegan icing and decorations, this is the foolproof baking guide to creating

decadent treats for every occasion.

Modern Container Gardening by Isabelle Palme

9781784883133 | Hardie Grant Books | TPB | R320

Whether you have a roof terrace, a tiny balcony or just a window sill, there's no excuse not to do

some gardening. Isabelle Palmer shows just how easy it is to get started in the garden - and how to

make the most of every little space. The perfect book for novice gardeners who may have mastered

the art of indoor plants and are ready to take it outside. The chapters include the basics, how to

make a garden in a day, weekend projects, one-pot wonders, window boxes, and finishing touches.

It features 20 projects with a mix of small gardens, singular containers and window boxes, all of which are stylish and easy to manage.

Vegan Japaneasy by Tim Anderson

9781784882846 | Hardie Grant Books | TPB | R435

Believe it or not, Japanese cuisine, in general, is actually quite vegan-friendly, and many dishes can

be made vegan with just a simple substitution or two. Tim Anderson taps into Japan's rich culture of

cookery that's already vegan or very nearly vegan, so there are no sad substitutes and zero

shortcomings on taste. From classics like Vegetable Tempura, Onigiri, Mushroom Gyoza and

Agedashi Tofu, to clever vegan conversions including Cauliflower Katsu Curry, French Onion Ramen

and Mapo Tofu with Ancient Grains, you don't need to be vegan to enjoy these tasty recipes. Add to

that some outrageously good drinks and desserts, like the Watermelon Mojito and Soy Sauce

Butterscotch Brownies, and you'll be spoilt for choice.

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by

Christy Lefteri

9781838770013 | R200

Moving, compassionate and

beautifully written, The Beekeeper

of Aleppo is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human spirit.

The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La

Plante

9781785768521 | R190

The gritty new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama.

The Bad Place by M.K. Hill

9781788548281 | R205

A Times crime book of the month.

King of Kings by Wilbur Smith

9781785768477 | R185

An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war.

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

9781408867068 | R225

A Sunday Times Top Ten

Bestseller.

Home Truths by Susan Lewis

9780008286828 | R195

The gripping new page-turner from

the Sunday Times bestselling author.

The Woman in the Window by A.

J. Finn

9780008333324 | R225

Soon to be a major motion picture.

Tidelands by Philippa Gregory

9781471172755 | R220

A gripping and intelligent portrait of

a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world.

Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by

Temi Oh

9781471171277 | R220

A major new voice.

The Moth Presents: Occasional

Magic by The Moth

9781781256671 | R250

50 extraordinary new stories from

The Moth.

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Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal

9781783784110 | R250

A groundbreaking, approachable book

on the role of emotions in animal and human societies.

Brief Answers to the Big

Questions by Stephen Hawking

9781473695993 | R205

The final book from Stephen Hawking.

I've Been Meaning to Tell You by

David Chariandy

9781526602909 | R225

An intimate and profoundly

beautiful meditation on the politics of race today.

No Bullsh*t Leadership by Chris

Hirst

9781788162531 | R265

A practical guide to getting shit done,

every day: no jargon, no guff, no unworkable theories.

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