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Turning murder on its head

Reviewed by BERYL EICHENBERGER Listen to this Review: There’ve been a number of recent crime novels where authors have relished telling readers how to ‘off’ those people they really hate. Notto...
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A remarkable life, remarkably told

BY JACK HOFFMANNJack Hoffman is a retired surgeon. He is the author of the novel He Does Not...
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Six Days in Bombay 

Listen to this book review: By BERYL EICHENBERGER  What would it mean to be of mixed race in the India of 1937, when fighting for independence could mean a...
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What happened in Room 11?

Reviewed by BERYL EICHENBERGER Listen to this book review Memory – it’s a fickle thing. It can be used, abused,...
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Deborah Posel’s Darker Shade of Pale – from Shtetl to Colony

Listen to this review: Darker Shade of Pale – from Shtetl to Colony Reading Deborah Posel’s Darker Shade of...

ART & LIFE: the story of Samuel Bak

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By UTE BEN YOSEF When art historian Dr Ute Ben Yosef was asked by the local Jewish newspaper to interview the artist Samuel Bak then...

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Scroll down for: WHAT DO YOU WANT? by Linda Dirmeik STATUES AND STORMS: Leading through change by Max Price FINAL SOLUTIONS? Genocide in Comparative Perspective by...

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Les Orphelins by Bessora A small audience of Capetonians, many of them French-speaking, was treated to a fascinating account of a book currently available in French,...

CAN DO! Making the Impossible Possible! Kevin Chaplin’s new book

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Kevin Chaplin, who is most well-known for establishing the South African Ubuntu Foundation and for rescuing the Amy Foundation (previously the Amy Biehl Foundation)...

Reviews of New Books: Jacob Gitlin Library

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Please visit www.gitlinlibrary.co.za to view all new books and the entire Gitlin collection. FICTIONTHE AGE OF LIGHT by WHITNEY SCHARER. A brilliant portrayal of the...

Book of the month at the Gitlin

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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by LORI GOTTLIEB A candid memoir by psychotherapist Gottlieb who runs a practice in Los Angeles. When a personal...
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