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Scatterlings

Scatterlings
  • Author(s): Resoketswe Martha Manenzhe
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Earlier 20th Century

A lyrical, moving novel in the spirit of Transcendent Kingdom and A Burning—and the most awarded debut title in South Africa—that tells the story of a multiracial family when the Immorality Act is passed, revealingthe story of one family’s...

Secrets at Sunset

Secrets at Sunset
  • Author(s): Vanessa Woolley
  • Location(s): Kruger National Park
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sometimes the greatest discoveries are those of the heart Journalist Kate Harper arrives in Africa to write about poaching just as an orphaned rhino calf is being airlifted to safety. Reeling from the loss of both her parents in...

Shifting Colours

Shifting Colours
  • Author(s): Fiona Sussman
  • Location(s): Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

Celia Mphephu works as a maid for Mr and Mrs Steiner in a leafy, white man’s suburb of 1960s Johannesburg. When racial tensions in the country reach fever pitch and the Steiners plan to relocate to England, they offer...

Sleuth on Safari

Sleuth on Safari
  • Author(s): A R Kennedy
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

A bargain deal on a safari + one dead body = An adventure no one could plan for. Naomi and her estranged sister are off on a trip of a lifetime—an African safari, a bucket list trip for Naomi...

Strong Enough to Love

Strong Enough to Love
  • Author(s): Allison Allan
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Present day

A captivating contemporary romance that you won’t want to put down Julia decides to leave her controlling boyfriend and make a new life for herself in the wild landscape of South Africa. A chance encounter with a handsome yet...

Summertime

Summertime
  • Author(s): J. M. Coetzee
  • Location(s): Cape Town
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Nobel Prize-winning author J. M. Coetzee’s new book follows a young biographer as he works on a book about the late writer, John Coetzee. The biographer embarks on a series of interviews with people who were important to Coetzee...

The Answers Lie in Africa

The Answers Lie in Africa
  • Author(s): Bruce R Smith
  • Location(s): South Africa, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Suspense, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present day

Is the past ever truly forgotten? Fiona Truscott has spent twenty years avoiding the truth about her family’s past. But when new evidence surfaces suggesting that her Great-Grandfather Finn Beckett was wrongfully accused of serious crimes in South Africa,...

The Burning Land

The Burning Land
  • Author(s): George Alagiah
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

‘It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more – but not this. Not murder.’ As greed and corruption taint the optimism of a nation, the political becomes deeply personal for...

The Butterfly Lion

The Butterfly Lion
  • Author(s): Michael Morpurgo, Christian Birmingham (illustrator)
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. “All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget you.” Bertie rescues...

The Butterfly Lion (Illustrated Edition)

The Butterfly Lion (Illustrated Edition)
  • Author(s): Michael Morpurgo, Christian Birmingham (illustrator)
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the stunning, classic story of an unforgettable friendship with a glorious colour gift edition, fully illustrated by Christian Birmingham. “All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget...

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