Book review: Promise and Despair

Beverley Roos-Muller|Published

Martin Plaut’s work is a contribution to understanding South Africa’s complex history, writes Beverley Roos-Muller

Book review: The High Mountains of Portugal

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This book, if pursued to the end – leaves a bruise, a conflict of emotions and a touching, redemptive resolution that I found infinitely pleasing

Book review: The Boys in the Boat

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Chariots of Fire, but this time with oars

Redefining the image of greatness

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As Mandela Day approaches, it’s a good time to rediscover a truly unique man, writes Beverley Roos-Muller

Review: The Children Act

Beverley Roos-Muller|Published

This is a beautifully executed story of what occurs when the human equation takes over

Review: Imperfect Solo

Beverley Roos-Muller|Published

Imperfect Solo is the best of Boykey’s impressive books so far, and, I trust, by no means the last

Review: Helen Suzman: Bright Star in a Dark Chamber

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Helen Suzman’s small stature belied her feisty and big-hearted courage and she fought tirelessly during the darkest of times in SA, writes Beverley Roos-Muller

A book is a gift for life

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Books still make the perfect gift for everyone, writes Beverley Roos-Muller

Review: Daddy Love

Beverley Roos-Muller|Published

Joyce Carol Oates’s exploration of serial paedophilia is harrowing

Drinking from the fount of ancients

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Patricia Glyn follows the trails of the Bushmen, as told through the stories of their great clan leader and revered knowledge-holder, Dawid Kruiper

Tan’s the Man after winning top award

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Tan Twan Eng has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for The Garden of Evening Mists

Spud – Exit, Pursued by a Bear

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Exit, Spud, pursued by our grateful laughter and a regretful farewell

Slash and Burn

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This is the eighth in the Dr Siri series, and certainly one of the best and funniest

The battle for our past

Beverley Roos-Muller|Published

Scientists followed mankind’s footsteps to 60 000 years ago in Africa and their journey was as much a struggle as that of early man. Beverley Roos Muller reviews ...