Extracts
Extract: No Retreat, No Surrender by Oscar Chalupsky, with Graham Spence
26 July 2022
In this book, Oscar Chalupsky relives some of his most exhilarating and nail-biting races, and shares the lessons he has learnt from winning on the international surf lifesaving, kayak and surfski circuits as well as running several successful businesses. The final chapters recount his courageous battle against cancer, the vital support of his...
Extract: The Cape Raider by Justin Fox
26 July 2022
A sweeping historical adventure, The Cape Raider is the tale of a broken hero who has to find himself despite the trauma of war, a domineering father and the death of his mother during the Blitz. He must adapt to a new country, a new navy and new love, and finally he must come face to face with the Nazi raider in a fight to the death in the...
Extract: You Never Really Know by John Hunt
26 July 2022
Filled with warm humour, John Hunt’s novel serves up a double shot of pathos as it moves from playful satire to true tragedy whilst examining the inner workings of power.
“No one can remember who first called me Cappuccino, or why.
Was it just my muted brown pigmentation? Asani says I’m a little too pale,...
Uittreksel: Die drie lewens van Hannlie Human deur Connie Luyt
25 July 2022
Reeds as ’n dogtertjie in Kenia leer Hannli die pyn van verlies ken. Ná die MauMau-aanvalle, moet sy en haar gesin hul plaas verlaat en Suid-Afrika toe verhuis. As student beleef sy ’n erge trauma waarvan net haar ouma Hannie, by wie sy haar sesde sintuig geërf het, weet. Toe kom Buks Vermaak, en ná jare se...
Extract: The Errors of Dr. Browne by Mark Winkler
25 July 2022
Mark Winkler’s novel is a wry and insightful glimpse into the limits of reason, the patriarchal need to control every aspect of womanhood, and our ongoing preoccupation with reputation.
‘Are you come to fetch me home, John? I am so very cold,’ Amy Denny replied, looking upon me as if for the first time, and I...
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