Lessons in Husbandry, by Shaida Kazie Ali
What if a Muslim woman married two men? Sparking with Ali's fresh and inventive way of seeing things, and her wry sense of humour, Lessons in Husbandry is a unique reflection on what it means to be married.
Read MoreSolace, by Andrew Brown
With Solace, Andrew Brown has written a gripping crime novel in which he explores the religious tensions that threaten to break our society apart.
Read MoreMiracle of crocodile flats, by Jenny Hobbs
Clever satire with the Virgin Mary appearing in a small SA village. With wry humour, Hobbs exposes the hypocrisy, corruption and absurdity inherent in formalised religion, balancing this with flashes of its more benign side, such as its ability to unite and bring solace.
Read MorePieternella – Daughter of Eva, by Dalene Matthee
Pieternella, Daughter of Eva opens in the early days of the first white settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, beneath the shadow of Table Mountain, with the Dutch East India Company clinging precariously to a little piece of land – Robben Island – in Table
Read MoreCanvas under the sky, by Robin Binckes
It is 1834.The Eastern Cape frontier is burning, Rauch Beukes, a young Boer of 17, returns to the family homestead to find it razed, the livestock gone and his mother and sisters slaughtered by the marauding Xhosa from across the Great Fish River.
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