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Emma van der Vliet Returns with Thirty Second World
13 March 2013
Alison seems to have life sorted. Despite her high-flying job producing commercials she still manages to keep her infant son on the breast and her daughter in Strawberry Pops. But her texts to her best friend Evie tell a much less glamorous story.
Beth is new to the ad industry and desperate to impress. But the more she succeeds at work, the more...
Introducing Anthony Schneider's A Quiet Kind of Courage
11 March 2013
Henry Wegland, a former ANC activist now living in New York City with his son, encourages Saul, his grandson, to travel to South Africa to make a documentary about the people involved in the country’s liberation.
Saul begins to unravel the dark secrets of his grandfather’s past and the shocking events that led to his exile, when he is...
Kerry Heathfield reviews A Million Miles from Normal
02 March 2013
What do you get when a naïve, heartbroken young lady moves to New York to start a new life? A brilliant novel about the misadventures of Rachel Marcus who finds herself in cringe-worthy situations and goes on countless bad dates.
After her whole world splits apart at the seams, Rachel decides a fresh start is in order and moves to New...
Review: Making Finn
27 February 2013
When this book landed on my desk I liked it instantly. I loved the gorgeous image of the little boy, the soft green colour of the background and the smooth natural texture of the actual cardboard. Yes, I was clearly judging a book by its cover, but the cover was a good a place to start as any.
This is Susan Newham-Blake’s true story of how...
Review: Simple and Delicious
25 February 2013
For my publication, The Waiting Room, I included an extract out of Alida Ryder's cookbook, Simple and Delicious: Recipes from the Heart, which had found its way into our media offices.
I have to say that there is so much about the book that I like. From the size, the soft cover, the matt pages and the beautiful images that are good enough...
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