Ivan Vladislavic“Not writing is always a relief and sometimes a pleasure. Writing about what cannot be written, by contrast, is the devil’s own job.”In this unusual text, a blend of...

**In delicate condition**   Laurens van der Post   The distinguished explorer and writer recounts his rediscovery of the Bushmen, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. Faced with constant attack...

Sidney Poitier In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career.  His body of work is arguable the most morally significant in cinematic...

David MedalieThe widow of a Nationalist Prime Minister comes face to face with old adversaries at a luncheon hosted by the new President. An elderly woman finds that her last...

Prue SmithPrue Smith spent much of her childhood in South Africa but as soon as World War Two ended she moved to England. It was only after apartheid ended that...

Deborah RodriguezIn Morocco, behind the ancient walls of the medina, secrets will be revealed . . .Amina Bennis has come back to her childhood home in Morocco to attend her...

Colson Whitehead   Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the...

Alexander McCall Smith Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a...

Author: Chris Cleave We don't want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it.Nevertheless, you need to...

Nadine GordimerWhen Julie Summers's car breaks down on a sleazy street in a South African city, a young Arab mechanic named Abdu comes to her aid. Their attraction to one...

Author: Arthur Millerb Four Plays Complete: Death of a Salesman The Crucible Incident at Vichy The Price The Misfits: 2 Versions Short Stories Other writings, including a poem Introduction and...

Damon Galgut***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE***A masterpiece of a family in crisis from twice Booker-shortlisted author Damon Galgut'Astonishing' Colm Tóibín'A literary masterpiece' Sarah HallThe Promise charts the crash and...