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Two Lives tells the remarkable story of Seth's great uncle and aunt. His great uncle Shanti left India for medical school in Berlin in the 1930s, and lodged with a German Jewish family. In the household was a daughter, Henny, who urged her mother "not to take the blackie". But a friendship developed, and each managed to leave Germany and find their way to Britain as the Nazis rose to power.        During his own adolescence in England, Vikram Seth lived with Shanti and Henny and came to know and love them deeply. His is the third life in this story of Two Lives.        This is also a book about history, encompassing as it does many of the most significant themes and events in the 20th century, whose currents are reflected in the lives of Shanti, Henny and their family: from the Raj and the Indian freedom movement to the Third Reich, the Holocaust and British postwar society. Click here to purchase Two Lives from kalahari.net now!	Two Lives Vikram Seth R296.95 ISBN: 0316727741 Published: September 2005 Little Brown Hardcover 512 pages Available in paperback format soon! ISBN: 0316727768 Price: R150.00
This October Canongate Books, with thirty-two publishing houses from around the world, launches a spectacular new series - The Myths - the most ambitious simultaneous world-wide publication ever undertaken. One of the stories in The Myths series: The story of Odysseus' return to his home kingdom of Ithaca following an absence of twenty years is best known from Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus is said to have spent half of these years fighting the Trojan War and the other half wandering around the Aegean Sea, trying to get home. But what of his wife, Penelope? In addition to weeping and praying for the return of Odysseus, she cleverly deceives the many Suitors who are swarming around her palace, eating up Odysseus' estate in an attempt to force her to marry one of them. The Odyssey, draws to an end with the slaughter of the Suitors by Odysseus and Telemachus, the hanging of twelve of the maids who have been sleeping with the Suitors, and the reunion of Odysseus and Penelope. More about another of the exciting titles: Atlas knows how it feels to carry the weight of the world; but why, he asks himself, does it have to be carried at all? And when you have eternity to ponder this question, the brief reprieve offered by Heracles - the only man strong enough to borrow the burden - can force you to demand an answer from the gods. But maybe the gods don't know the answer. Or maybe the right questions were never asked before . . .        It's time the story was retold. Click here to find out more about these titles	The Myths series: The Penelopiad Margaret Atwood R110.00 ISBN: 1841957259 Published: October 2005 Canongate Books Ltd Format: Paperback 208 pages
A brutal murder. A masochistic killer. An ancient secret. A beautiful policewoman. Lots of short sentences. When C.C. Langa – Nobel Prize winner, physicist, symbologist, love-god – is called to investigate a mysterious killing in the National Gallery in Cape Town, he finds himself the primary target in a dark plot that will change the course of history forever. Or at least change the course of history until the next time the course of history is changed. Perhaps in the sequel.        It’s a gripping race against time and purple prose as Langa and his beautiful partner follow a trail of clues through South Africa, their every move shadowed by a relentless assassin with a family history of sunburn and a shadowy mastermind known only as the Teacher. From the cutting edge of the art world and Pierneef landscapes to the eternal splendor and romance of the streets of Louis Trichardt, the glamour never stops as the actions reaches boiling point.        Are there secrets worth killing for? Can Langa discover the shattering truth? How many roads must a man walk down before he can say he’s a man? Why do blurbs always ask rhetorical questions? About the author: Tom Eaton is a freelance writer and journalist, but what he really wants to do is direct. After completing his Masters in Creative Writing under Nobel Prize winner JM Coetzee in 2001 at the University of Cape Town, he sold his soul to sports journalism, and in 2003 became a regular columnist for the Mail & Guardian. He lives in Cape Town. Click here to purchase your copy of The de Villiers Code from kalahari.net	The de Villiers Code Tom Eaton R80 ISBN: 0 143 02499 X Published: October 2005 Penguin SA Paperback
One evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller arrives unannounced and mysterious at a house in the Irish countryside. By the November fireside he begins to tell the story of this extraordinary land. One of his listeners, a nine-year-old boy, grows so entranced by the storytelling that, when the old man leaves, he devotes his life to finding him again. It is a search that uncovers both passions and mysteries, in his own life as well as the old man's, and their solving becomes the thrilling climax to this tale. But the life of this boy is more than just his story: it is also the telling of a people, the narrative of a nation, the history of Ireland in all its drama, intrigue and heroism. About the author: A BBC presenter for over 5 years, Frank Delaney is considered "one of the best loved broadcasters in Britain" (Times). Born in Ireland but is now New York-based, he has written Top 5 non-fiction bestsellers in Britain. Click here to purchase Ireland: A Novel from kalahari.net now!	Ireland: A Novel Frank Delaney R100 ISBN: 0751535257 Time Warner Published: October 2005 Format: Paperback
As Africa enters a new era in the 21st century, Guy Arnold offers a thorough history of how it came to this point. He argues that imperialism has cast a long shadow, and differentiates between external pressures to control Africa and the internal failures of its leadership. In conclusion, he assesses whether twenty-first century Africa can promote its own recovery and renaissance. Africa: A Modern History looks set to stand for many years as the definitive account of what happened in Africa over this period. About the author: Guy Arnold has specialised in African and Third World Affairs for the last forty years and is the author of books on these themes; his first interest has been in Africa where his involvement began when he created a National Youth Service for Zambia on the eve of Independence. He has been a deeply sympathetic observer of African developments ever since. He lectures on international affairs and has worked as a consultant for agencies involved in the Third World. Click here to buy Africa: A Modern History from kalahari.net now!	Africa: A Modern History Guy Arnold R300 ISBN: 1843541750 Published: October 2005 Atlantic Format: Paperback

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