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Am I the only one who crossed over to 2022 with a book I was reading from 2021? Well, I’m not ashamed to say I am glad I finally finished Ingrid Arlington‘s memoir, Kinky Roots. I’ve been carrying it around...
This is a multi-generational journey of 5 generations of a family from the 1800’s to the late 2000’s. It also intersects with another family, a mother and daughter from El Salvador. It is set between Cuba to Miami and also...
Is it a love affair between two people from opposite worlds? Or should we call it a business trade as the title suggests? Traded by Kongo Alexis is in my opinion a tale with a vaguely familiar storyline that draws...
There are two types of readers for this book. Those who appreciate the style of writing and those who complain about the style of writing. I am the former. Rešoketšwe Manenzhe’s writing is one which demonstrates research, curiosity, and experience...
The Great Adventure – words and illustrations by Samantha van Riet Published by Penguin Randomhouse South Africa. This is the story of Otter, Mongoose and Squirrel who are friends living together. One day they wake up to the excitement of...
Book Synopsis: A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy. As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by...
To begin with, this book opens with a suspense scene that grabs you and has you reading till the end wondering how did the first scene happen. I got no sleep till I got to the point of the first...
Lucia Mthiyane is an “actress, model, jazz singer, and entrepreneur – but most important of all: self-made kitchen queen.” These are words the author of debut cookbook Kitchen Queen describes herself as in the opening of this visual feast of...
Book Blurb: In July 2016, racing champion Gugulethu and his wife Letshego Zulu set off to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro along with the 42-strong team of the Trek4Mandela initiative. Tragedy strikes and Letshego returns to South Africa days later with her...
Thank you to Jonathan Ball Publishers for this copy for an honest review. This was such a powerful, and inspirational memoir to read. She told these stories from her childhood up till the moment that relayed the tagline of her...