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LATEST Gail Schimmel’s latest novel dissects past and present lies

Gail Schimmel has a reputation for writing accessible, lively local fiction.

Fiction Cover reveal | 'Serpent Crescent' by ... Cover reveal | 'Serpent Crescent' by Vivian de Klerk Vivian de Klerk’s sharp observations and brilliantly acerbic satirical wit make this multi-layered novel at once horrifying, shocking and poignant – and very, very funny.

Fiction Fiction Friday | 'Common Ground' by ... Fiction Friday | 'Common Ground' by David Mann The problem with Cape Town, he says, is that it's still run like a colony.

Fiction 'The Tearoom' - a tragicomic hero's ... 'The Tearoom' - a tragicomic hero's escape plan goes pear-shaped When the big birthday comes round, Tubby reckons he will confess his love for Yogi and persuade her to run away with him. But the best laid plans don’t always work out.

Fiction Alexander McCall Smith is a master of ... Alexander McCall Smith is a master of escapism, with heart Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series is the world’s longest-running episodic novel.

Fiction A compelling story of life inside the ANC Mandla Langa’s 'The Lost Language of the Soul' is both a quest story and a coming-of-age novel.

Jonathan Ball Publishers Publisher

Fiction Crime fiction that breaks the mould of silencing the victims A serial killer is on the rampage in south Los Angeles and targeting young street workers.

Pan Macmillan Publisher

Fiction Fiction Friday | 'They Got to You Too' by Futhi Ntshingila What little Kristina did tell me about my birth left me convinced that I had killed my ma.

Pan Macmillan Publisher

Fiction Futhi Ntshingila's new novel describes the safe coming together of ... Futhi Ntshingila is a writer from Pietermaritzburg. The author of 'Shameless' and 'Do Not Go Gentle', her work centres on women and marginalised communities.

Pan Macmillan Publisher

Fiction A child’s dangerous journey of discovery Mandla Langa captures with poignancy the perspective of a vulnerable yet determined child and the clashing emotions within him as he seeks to reunite his family.

Fiction A moving tale about establishing one’s identity Margaret von Klemperer reviews Chibundu Onuzo's 'Sankofa'.

Pan Macmillan Publisher

Fiction Fiction Friday | 'Soul Sisters' by Lesley Lokko ‘Poor little thing,’ she said in Shona. ‘So young. All that way. And when will she come back?’

Fiction Raising financially savvy children — new book for kids shines a light ... Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, and this is particularly true when it comes to financial wellbeing.

Fiction 'Still Life' goes on post-war as art and friendship heal wounds 'Still Life' is utterly delightful – gentle, imaginative, funny, a praise poem to love, brilliantly constructed and a true pleasure from start to finish.

Pan Macmillan Publisher

Fiction Extract | ‘Blood Trail’ by Tony Park ‘You knew there were criminals here on the reserve and you let my daughter and me continue on a bloody game drive?’

Fiction 'Sparks Like Stars': Afghan woman returns home to confront events ... US-based Nadia Hashimi's parents left Afghanistan in the 1970s, but her ties to that country, now in a yet another round of turmoil, are deep, and she draws heavily on them in ...

Fiction Oppression to emancipation: British-Indian author launches gripping ... A modern visionary and one of the newest authors of British-Indian heritage, Chishti has written a deeply emotional and raw story, poignantly telling the shared experience of ...

Wits University Press Academic publishers

Fiction 'You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ ... You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokotho is a bristling example of protest theatre-making during the height of apartheid.

Fiction Love advice for the starry-eyed from the ‘High Priestess of ... 'Horoscope Hotties' provides invaluable insight into the inner workings of every star sign and how to turn them on (and off again, if necessary).

Jonathan Ball Publishers Publisher

Fiction Fiction Friday | ‘Facets of Death’ by Michael Stanley Should they be stopped for smuggling the hides across the border, a healthy bribe should see them on their way, but he kept their weapons available in case.