Extracts
Extract: Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
17 May 2023
Funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always uplifting, this novel from bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.
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Joshua
Twelve days later
February 26
WAS IT WEIRD to look for your wife at her funeral?
But he was. He kept glancing around for Lauren...
Extract: Truth to Power by André de Ruyter
14 May 2023
When André de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa. In his explosive memoir, Truth to Power, De Ruyter candidly reflects on his three years at the power utility, his successes and failures, his reasons for leaving and his hopes for the future. As someone...
Extract: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
12 May 2023
Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, from Academy Award-winning actor and bestselling author Tom Hanks, offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and...
Extract: The Half Burnt House by Alex North
11 May 2023
Katie prided herself on being a responsible big sister – until she left her brother Chris alone for one selfish afternoon, and he became the victim of a vicious attack. Although he survived, the scars ran deep. Now they're adults, and they haven't spoken in years. Then she gets a call. A body has been found – and Chris is the...
Extract: Happy Place by Emily Henry
04 May 2023
Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year for the past decade, they have left behind their lives to drink far too much wine and soak up the sea air with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth. Harriet...