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Tangerine

Tangerine
  • Author(s): Christine Mangan
  • Location(s): Tangier
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

The perfect read for fans of Daphne du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith, set in 1950s Morocco, Tangerine is a gripping psychological literary thriller. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband...

The Black Crescent

The Black Crescent
  • Author(s): Jane Johnson
  • Location(s): Casablanca, Tafraout
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

Set in fictional Tiziane, based on Tafraoute. Bringing 1950s Morocco vividly to life, Jane Johnson’s masterful new novel, The Black Crescent, is a gripping story of murder, magic and divided loyalties… Hamou Badi is born in a mountain village...

The Blockade Runners

The Blockade Runners
  • Author(s): Peter Vollmer
  • Location(s): Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1960s

It is 1965. Ian Smith unilaterally declares Rhodesia independent under white minority rule. The UN declares an embargo, bestowing Her Majesty’s government whatever means of enforcement necessary. With no country recognising Rhodesia, they are desperate for trade. David Tusk,...

The City Always Wins

The City Always Wins
  • Author(s): Omar Robert Hamilton
  • Location(s): Cairo
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2011

“We’ve been doing the same thing for hundreds of years. Marching, fighting, chanting, dying, changing, winning, losing . This time will be different. This time the future can still be made new.” This is a revolution. On the streets...

The Dark Flood

The Dark Flood
  • Author(s): Deon Meyer
  • Location(s): Stellenbosch
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘The undisputed champion of South African crime’ – Wilbur Smith One last chance. Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido find themselves demoted, exiled from the elite Hawks unit and dispatched to the leafy streets of...

The Day of the Orphan

The Day of the Orphan
  • Author(s): Dr Nat Tanoh
  • Location(s): Africa
  • Genre(s): Coming of Age
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Like many eighteen-year-old boys, Saga’s prime concerns are: listening to music his mum calls “hop-hip”, learning about girls from his suave best mate Ibrahim, and making sure his considerable tummy is well-fed. In his affluent, liberal and relatively protected...

The Lagos Wife

The Lagos Wife
  • Author(s): Vanessa Walters
  • Location(s): Lagos
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

NOTE: This is the same as The Nigerwife Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos and a glamorous group of friends. She left London and a troubled family past...

The Living and the Rest

The Living and the Rest
  • Author(s): José Eduardo Agualusa, Daniel Hahn (translator)
  • Location(s): Mozambique
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Daniel lives with artist Moira on her native Island of Mozambique. They are awaiting the birth of their child, while also organising the island’s first literary festival. But as soon as the first festival guests arrive, the coast is...

The Promise

The Promise
  • Author(s): Damon Galgut
  • Location(s): Pretoria
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma’s funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for —...

The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivanna

The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivanna
  • Author(s): Maryse Condé
  • Location(s): Mali, Guadeloupe
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Born in Guadeloupe, Ivan and Ivana are twins with a bond so strong they become afraid of their feelings for one another. When their mother sends them off to live with their father in Mali they begin to grow...

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