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It is the turn of the twentieth century and war is razing the Boer Republics of South Africa to the ground. Kitchener's army has intensified its most barbarous campaign: to burn down the homes of thousands of obstinate Boers, forcing a desperate migration to disease-ridden concentration camps.        The arena of war is considered to be no place for a lady, but in the midst of these horrors is a group of women, each fighting their own battle. As their dramas unfold, so too does the history of the war - the protracted, savage conflict; the involvement of the South African blacks promised the vote if they joined the British side; and the injustices in South Africa which lie at the heart of the story. Click here or on the book cover to purchase your copy of A shdown on the wing from kalahari.net	A Shadow on the Wing Kerry Jamieson Hodder & Stoughton 0340830999 Trade Paperback 356 pages R149,95
This is the story of the actor Jack Burns. His mother, Alice, is a Toronto tattoo artist. His father, William, is an Edinburgh organist who is addicted to being tattooed. When Jack is four, he travels with Alice to several North Sea ports - Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, and Amsterdam, in search of his father, who is missing.        But Alice is a mystery, and William can't be found. Even Jack's memories are subject to doubt.        Jack goes to schools in Canada and New England, but what shapes him are his relationships with older women. Click here or on the book cover to purchase your copy of Until I Find You from kalahari.net	Until I Find You Bloomsbury 0747581762 Trade Paperback 832 pages R159,95
It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town - is it murder? Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are soon grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, the illegal Bearnaise sauce market, corporate politics and the cut and thrust world of international Chiropody. And on top of everything else, the JellyMan is coming to town... Click here to purchase your copy of The Big Over Easy from kalahari.net	The Big Over Easy Jasper Fforde Hodder & Stoughton 0340835680 Trade Paperback 384 pages R149,95
Michael Cunningham explores the relationship between man and machine by way of three linked narratives. The first is a ghost story set at the height of the Industrial Revolution and tells the story of man-eating machines. This grisly but ultimately transformative story establishes three main characters who will appear, re-incarnated, in the other two sections of this startling modern novel. In part two - a noir thriller set in the early years of the twenty first century - the city is at threat from maniacal bombers, while the third and last part plays with the sci-fi genre, taking our characters centuries into the future. Click here to purchase your copy of Specimen Days from kalahari.net	Specimen Days Michael Cunningham HarperCollins 000719384X Trade Paperback 320 pages R149,95

LitNet: 11 August 2005

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