Hot? Chill out with a good read

by | Nov 30, 2015 | News | 0 comments

A gripping historical novel or a new collection of poetry will take your mind off the burning heat, writes Jane Rosenthal.

Summer is set to be very hot and dry, and this after a momentous year politically, socially and financially for most of us. So, find a cool spot and dive into a satisfying book, for now is a good time to read, especially fiction in which we try to make sense of ourselves.

South Africans have lived through many periods of war and political upheaval and we remain human in the midst of it all.

Two excellent historical novels set in South Africa are Shouting in the Dark by Elleke Boehmer (Jacana, 2015) and The Magistrate of Gower (Umuzi, 2015) by Claire Robertson.

In both these novels, written by women, the main character is a male war veteran, and both are set in fictitious country towns in South Africa, but have links to the southeastern Indian Ocean area.

See review by Jane Rosenthal in the Mail & Guardian

 

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