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Book Reviews from Amanda Patterson's Book Club

Our reviewers rate books from 1 – 5

1 - For use as a doorstop only
2 - Keep for publishers’ & booksellers’ strikes
3 - A great holiday read
4 - You’ll remember this with enthusiasm a month later
5 - Unforgettable

Sub Categories

Breathless by Dean Koontz (Harper Collins) ISBN978-0-00-726763-7

Splendour by Anna Godberson (Penguin Book)s IBSN 978-0-141-32741-0-9

We are all made of glue Funny, appealing and entertaining!

The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut (Penguin Books) ISBN 978-0-143-02456-9

Second is Nothing Alan Knott-Craig with Eunice Ashford Published by Macmillan ISBN 078-1-77070-164-7

Nocturnes; Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazou Ishiguro (Faber and Faber) ISBN 078-0-571-24500-0

Marriage Vows by Gail Schimmel (Kwela Books) ISBN 978-0-7957-0270-9

Cold to the Touch Details cater more to the aspiring butcher than crime enthusiast

Committed I felt lost as a reader

Black Water Rising Full marks

The lost art of gratitude Another well-crafted slice of life

Letter to my daughter I expected so much more

Champagne Babes Frivolous, and not nearly frothy enough

The Wedding Officer A beautiful love story

Assassin’s Creed Renaissance Great read

206 Bones Readers may need a cast-iron stomach

The Given Day Sublime

Radical Engagements Redundant Struggle - Enough Already

The Lost Symbol History Channel on amphetamines?

How to make a tornado Worth an occasional read

New York A reader needs time and patience

Wedding Babylon Deliciously rude, eye opening and often very funny

Moon Shot The other side of the story

The Burying Place Brilliant thriller

Chanel Coco avant...

escarpments Thoughtful poems worth owning

Poor Little Bitch Girl Jackie Collins’ best novel of the last decade

The Brightest Star in the Sky I savoured every page

The South African Fact Book Small facts in minute detail

A Week in December Faulks can count himself lucky

The Magicians A long journey through the author's head

A Fire in the North Too dense by far

The girl who kicked the hornets’ nest Beautifully written and original

Corduroy Mansions A novel with its own fan club

Juliet, Naked A bit flat, sad and tortured

Unseen Academicals A bunch of wizards make Discworld spin

The Lost Art of Gratitude An Isabel Dalhousie Novel

Chic Jozi The Savvy Style Companion

My Brother's Keeper Contrived crime offering

The Astonishing Power of Story Master the ultimate form of influence

High Low In-between Worthwhile read

Books do Furnish a Room Wallpaper your home with books

The Sustainable Home Recommended for designers and the layman

E2 Guaranteed to make you laugh aloud.

Fractured It’s a gruesome read!

A Gentleman’s Prerogative Surviving Women Stylishly

Blood on the Path An abundance of fascinatingly told history

Up Till Now - The Autobiography Recommended - even if you're not a Star Trek or Boston Legal fan

The Naughty Girls Guide to Life Frivolous and as fluffy as a pink marshmallow

Dexter by Design Gives the serial killer genre a twist

From Geek to Goddess Every girl should read a book like this

All We Ever Wanted was Everything A good read

Living in the now It’s a gem

Putting the Pebbles in First Leaves a bitter aftertaste

Queen of Babble Gets Hitched An enjoyable holiday escape

Kill Her Again Easy reading

Max. Maximum Ride Give the book to children and ask their opinion

Finger Lickin Fifteen Guns blazing, cars burning and hormones raging

Cleopatra's Daughter Selene's story

Little Ice Cream Boy Ambitiously and excruciatingly bad

One Unknown An inspiring read

Grief's Bounty Writers Write graduate pens a poignant debut novel

A Fork in the Road A memoir of choices

Spud - The Madness Continues Just as good as the first. Reviewed by Amanda Patterson

Spud Over 80 000 copies sold. Reviewed by Amanda Patterson

The QI Book of General Ignorance Full marks!

Cross Country Into Africa

The Irreverent Mother’s Handbook Mothers need to know that they are not alone

At My French Table Formidable!

The Road of Lost Innocence A book to touch your heart

Lady Killer Chick Lit & Crime

The Joburg Book by Nechama Brodie Sharp Sharp Media (Macmillian, SA)

Fearless Fourteen A literary rarity. A funny, quirky, guaranteed good read.

Chasing the Dream An inspiring read from an inspirational icon

About the size of it Quirkiness of humanity makes this an enjoyable read

Life Coaching Diary 2009 Overall this Diary is good value

Zen Omnibus Polished plotting

Going it Alone A great holiday read

Fearless Fourteen Enjoyable addition to the Stephanie Plum series.

The Sugar Queen Good for rainy afternoons on the couch

The Private Patient An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery

This Charming Man Marian Keyes is at it again

The Comfort of Saturdays I've grown accustomed to Isabel Dalhousie

Taking the Proverbial It seems that Mr. Rolls has done very little work on this book himself

Twenty Chickens for a Saddle Hilarious and honest.

The Writer’s Handbook 2008 Great for wanna-be writers

Players Lost suspense

Unsolved and Headline Murders Crime series has potential

Born Yesterday: The News as a Novel. Disappointing

Bleeding Heart Square Historical crime fiction at its best.

Fifteen Men Easily read and just as easily forgotten

Go Make a Difference A great companion

Blood Kin Not much to say

One Unknown Inspiring story of triumph over adversity

Odd Hours Dean Koontz’s likeable and quirky character, Odd Thomas, returns

Timebomb Too many characters and sub plots!

Street Blues The Experiences of a Reluctant Policeman

The Reapers Mediocre 9th novel

Things I want my Daughters to Know An easy read

Who do you want to be today? Diva on Monday, Bombshell on Tuesday and Rock Chick on Wednesday

Random Violence McKenzie is a promising new voice – look out for her.

A Certain Age Full marks!

A Partisan's Daughter Charmless

The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce Better than Salmon Fishing!

Devil May Care Birdsong author tries his hand at 007

The Whole Truth The Cold War was the best of times

Local Flavours from the Peninsula. Cape Town Stori If you enjoy reading history, you may enjoy this book

Asthma Controlled Naturally No quick fixes

DIY Hints and Tips A handy book to keep around the house

There are Ants in my Sugar First novel is a delight!

Human Being to Human Bomb Terrorists who are groomed for shockingly evil deeds

A Death in Tuscany. For those who enjoy true-to-life criminal investigations!

Dreaming of Jupiter Simon manages to stir interest and dreaming in the reader.

The Patience of the Spider Looking forward to the next in the series

Born Yesterday: The News as a Novel. Pedantic and dry

Amenable Women A fascinating slant on Queen Anne

The Native Commissioner Winner Best Book in Africa Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2007

Stealing Water Pleasantly entertaining

Pretty Dead Things Light hearted and intriguing

The Tin Roof Blowdown Bold & Honest story

Death on a Branch Line Take an armchair seat, and enjoy the ride.

Confessions of a Demented Housewife Yes, well...

My Brother's Book Heavy going all the way

Foyle’s Philavery The word lovers guide to the strange

Fabergé’s Eggs An entertaining read with plenty of nonsense and gossip thrown in

Two Caravans You can’t get more entertaining than this

A perfect press release...Or not? Not a convincng book

Double Cross It's my first James Patterson novel - I’m addicted

Churchill’s Cigar The most enjoyable history ever read

Third Degree Fans will lap it up

The Overlook Bosch battles with his demons

Chez Moi Is this typically French?

Jesus Out To Sea Skilful author doesn't deliver

Acting Up Pride & Prejudice Again!

Yes! 50 secrets from the science of persuasion Small changes can lead to success

The Silver Swan If it were a movie it would be best in black-and-white

Amis & Son: Two Literary Generations The typos were unforgivable

100 Words about Weddings – The Artistry of Aleit A must-have for brides to be.

The Mother's Book Remember that life is short

Dead Man's Footsteps Destined for the small screen.

Moxyland A good first impression!

The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam Story resonated with my memories of childhood

Memoirs by Tennessee Williams It’s witty, it’s gossipy, it’s brutally honest

The Secret Life of Husbands A compulsive page turner

Meltdown If you enjoy Christopher Reich, you’ll find it titillating

Amazing Grace A must for fans

The Elephanta Suite Too loosely woven a plot

The Native Commissioner A moving story.

Finding Your Feet The spiritual significance of finding your feet

Private Members Frivolous fun

Dexter in the Dark Everyone's faourite serial killer is back!

The Race Betrayal, ruthless choices, and powerful secrets

Book of the Dead The Edge has Gone

Gardening in the Dark Poems of home, loss and identity

A Fold In The Map Poems touch the reader with a haunting lyricism

Random Acts of Heroic Love The pieces of the puzzle do fall into place

Smacked The slippery slope of addiction

Shanghai Tango: A Memoir Exploring facets of phisiological and psychological

Bad Blood Ingeniously plotted

My Father’s Orchid from the author of Confessions of a Gambler

The Quiet Girl A compelling, at times obscure read!

The Daughter Game Intricate family dynamics brilliantly told.

Dead End Road I couldn't finish this one

Things to Make and Mend True to life nuances are sure to tug at any female heart and mind

Shutter Island One of the top crime writers of our time

Dead Man’s Footsteps Fit for the small screen.

The End of America An educated opinion of the new fascist US state

Simple Genius So good that I forgot to take my children to school!

His Illegal Self The best contemporary literary author of our generation

Having it All This book has been ruined by poor packaging and terrible typesetting

Simple Genius A must read

Lady Killer Smart and brave, but lonely.

The Silver Swan A gripping suspense thriller!

Close A compelling, if slightly over-written, read

Not in the Flesh Rendell continues to reign supreme

High Jinx Boarding School Capers for Mature Teens

The Bone Garden A skeleton in a garden unlocks a medical mystery

Tell No Lies Web of lies and deceit

Agaat Review in Afrikaans!

The Screenwriter's Handbook Are you the next Quentin Tarantino?

Unforgotten Gripping!

An Accidental Light Sensitive, emotional and provocative

Insights Find the entrepreneur in you in 2008

Cliff Shallow bio on the Peter Pan of Pop - Cliff Richard

Stone Cold Thrilling caper!

Kroes Ons is almal deselfde onder die vel!

Die val van die dice Die hartseer opvolg van Kroes!

At a Time Like This Insight into the lives of modern women

The Careful Use of Compliments Charming!

The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs Always worth reading

Written in Bone A spine chiller!

En die lekkerst deel van dood wees ‘n boeiende verhaal

Divisadero Enthralling characters beautifully written

The Inheritance of Loss Wry humour and incisive observations

A Thousand Splendid Suns Helen's best book of 2007

Life on the refrigerator door What it says could change your view of life

Coconut A bold and original novel

The Almost Moon Self-indulgent and boring

Defending the Caveman Evolution of the play

Making Money Another brilliant trip into Discworld

The Miracle of Grace by Kate Kerrigan (Macmillan) - A Profound love explored

Gods Behaving Badly Down and out gods in a dingy London house

Exit Music Ian Rankin’s second masterpiece!

Vampire Stories Stories missing their target audience?

Two Caravans A good mix of comedy, pathos and bawdy humour

Renegade’s Magic A must read.

A Place Called Here Another enchanting tale!

Dedication Frothy and funny. Revisits all that teenage angst!

The Hindi-Bindi Club Bittersweet and often hilarious!

Dirty Blonde Smart, funky with a great sense of humour!

Holiday Don't start your diet until New Year!

Diana Ross, An Unauthorized Biography Dirty Diana

Beach Babylon As fluffy as a beach towel!

As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela A riveting, unrelenting and seriously funny book

Godiva The tale has stood the test of time!

Bungalow 2 Take it to the beach!

Die For Me A gripping read!

Screw it. Let’s do Lunch Let's not!

The Garden of Evil A treat for art lovers.

365 Awesome Facts & Records Rethink design!

The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose Full marks for this easy-going story

Drop Dead Beautiful A stalker in Las Vegas!

Walking on Eggshells Grammar made fun

The Weather Makers Save our planet!

Foreskin’s Lament: A Memoir Both painful and heart warming!

The Chameleon's Shadow A gripping, disturbing read

Life Class by Pat Barker (Hamish Hamilton) ISBN 978-0-241-14298-1

The Rose of Sebastopol Passion, betrayal and sexual awakening!

Lean Mean Thirteen Stephanie Plum is back in town!

Divergence Pure sci-fi

Remember me? Unputdownable

The Wisdom of Water Stockenstrom is a sculptor of words

The Burnt House Fans will welcome the return of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus

The Lollipop Shoes Chocolate magic!

Deep Water Kids will love this summer read

Garden of my Ancestors Read the book and visit the gardens of Kings Walden

Heaven’s Net is Wide Great! If you are interested in farming and the spread of Catholicism in 15th century Japan

The Camel Bookmobile The story is surprising and compelling

Mergers and Acquisitions Not “witty” and “entertaining” as promised

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Challenging our apathy regarding global warming!

Confessions of a Working Girl Spare us! Please.

Behind the curtain A journey to sobriety

The Plot Against Pepys Exciting non-fiction! A must.

A Small Part of Me An absorbing family drama

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton (Pan Macmillan) 978-0-330-44844-4

The Changeover Enthralling escapism for younger readers

Body Surfing by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown) R160, 00 ISBN: 978-0-316-73071-6

Skin Privilege Slaughter owns the American forensic crime genre

A Woman in Charge The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Carl Bernstein (Random House) R 240 ISBN 9780091920791

Unsolved and Headline Murders by Chris Karsten (Human & Rousseau Publishers) R110 ISBN 978-0-7881-4843-6 and 978-0-7981-4842-9

Bully Blocking by Evelyn M. Field (Finch Publishers) R195 ISBN 978-187645177-6

Sea Spray and Cherry Peppers by Zuretha Roos (Oshun) ISBN 978-1-77020-013-5

Digging to America by Anne Tyler (Vintage) ISBN 978-0-099-49939-8

Bar Flaubert Amateur detectives will enjoy this one!

The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown (Century) R208.00 ISBN: 978-1-8460-5312-2

Rant Palahniuk is the most interesting cult writer of our generation

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN: 978-0-340-89725-6

The Faces of Angels by Lucretia Grindle

The Edge of Fusion Leave this one on the shelf.

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters (Penguin Group) R120, 00

The Woman in the Fifth Douglas Kennedy has excelled himself

Portrait with Keys For anyone who loves Joeys, warts and all!

Harry, Rabbit on the Run A charming children’s book!

The Woods A great read

Disobedience A sometimes uncomfortable read!

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN: 978-0-340-93527-9

The Unquiet by John Connolly (Hodder) R240, 00

High Noon by Nora Roberts (Piatkus) R240, 00

Still Waters Run Deep by Alex Espinoza (Pan Macmillan) ISBN 978 0 330 44602 0

Ophelia’s Revenge by Rebecca Reisert (Flame) R104 ISBN: 0-340-77119-4

The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe (Amistad) ISBN 978-0-06-074487-8

Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka (Fig Tree) R160

Broad-based BEE by Vuyo Jack [Frontrunner Publishing (Pty) Ltd] R 259, 00

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Headline Review) R150 ISBN: 0-7553-0763-1

Shark Music by Carol O' Connell (Hutchinson) R192, 00

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney (Quercus) R153 ISBN: 1-905204-82-5

No Man’s Land by Carel van Der Merwe (Umuzi) R130.00 ISBN:978-1-4152-0028-5

Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow (Pan Macmillan) ISBN 9780330441339

The Gypsy Tearoom by Nicky Pellegrino (Orion Books) ISBN: 978-0-7528-7362-6

The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer; (Little, Brown) R164.00 ISBN No: ISBN No 978 0316 02738 0

COMRADES. A world history of Communism by Robert Service (Macmillan)

Fanie Fourie’s Lobola by Nata ‘a Motana (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press) ISBN 978-1-86914-103-5

The Ultimate South African Business Companion by Lesley-Caren Johnson [Frontrunner Publishing (Pty) Ltd] R 259, 00

The Faces of Angels by Lucretia Grindle (Pan) R89 ISBN: 978-0-330-49156-3

Six Fang Marks And a Tetanus Shot By Richard De Nooy (Jacana) 978-1-770 09-304-1

Rewrite your Future by Amanda Patterson (Blue Moon) R125, 00

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai (Anchor Books) R148 ISBN 0-385-49370-3

Tying the Knot: A South African Bride's Survival G by Nicky Gomes-Luis (Penguin) R100

31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell(Penguin)R160, 00

When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson (Picador)

Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone (Random House) R208

The Quest by Wilbur Smith (Macmillan)

A Basket of Leaves 99 Books that Capture the Spirit of Africa by Geoff Wisner (Jacana) ISBN 978-1-77009-206-8

Dealing with and Beating Fear by Gerald Beeselaar (GSA Agencies) ISBN 0-620-32131-8

A small part of me by Noelle Harrison (Pan Macmillan) R89 ISBN: 978-0-330-44618-1

H.R.H by Danielle Steel (Bantam Press) R192.00 ISBN 0-593-05339-7

7 Ways to Get Your Money by Nicholas Jakari (Leofric House Publishing)ISBN 0-620-37399-7

Radio Journalism by Franz Kruger (Published by the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism and STE Publishers) ISBN: 1-919855-79-3

Red Ink by Angela Makholwa (Macmillan) R95, 00

Miss America by Suzanne Phillips (Picador) R131

Beatrix Potter (A Life in Nature) by Linda Lear (Penguin) Price R300.00 ISBN 978-0-713-99560-2

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne(Random House) ISBN 978-0-099-48782-1

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin) ISBN 978-0-141-03014-2

Spud - The Madness Continues by John van de Ruit (Penguin) R100, 00

Hey Baby by Sarah Bullen (Oshun)R119, 95

Further under the Duvet by Marian Keyes (Penguin Group SA) R100.00

Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph) Now in paperback

The Givers of Light by Roy Christie (SKC Publishers)

Flyleaf by Finuala Dowling (Penguin S A) ISBN: 9780143025313 R110, 00

Tromps Last Stand By Tim Keegan (Umuzi) R 148.00 ISBN : 9781415200315

Bo-Kaap: Colourful Heart of Cape Town (David Phillip) compiled by Michael Hutchinson

Hot Type by Bongani Madondo (Picador Africa) ISBN: 9781770100633

Fairlady Collection: 40 years of fine writing edited by Marianne Thamm (Jonathan Ball Publishers)

Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN: 9780340895924

The Sex Life of My Aunt by Mavis Cheek (Faber and Faber) ISBN 0-571-22532-2

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum by Chantal Sicile-Kira (Random House) R176.00

Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up by Stephanie Calman (Pan) R89, 00 ISBN: 9780330446396

Deal Breakers by Dr Bethany Marshall (Simon and Schuster)

A Nicer Way to Die by Sam Mills [Faber and Faber] ISBN 0-571-23079

Time Pips by Nicholas Ashby (Umuzi) R145 ISBN 9781415200308

The Sex Life of My Aunt by Mavis Cheek (Faber and Faber) ISBN 0-571-22532-2

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin (Picador Africa) R149 ISBN 1770100040

The song before it is sung by Justin Cartwright (Bloomsbury) ISBN978-0-7475-8412-4

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (PAN)

The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith (Little Brown) R160,00 ISBN NO 0-316-73091-2

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (Penguin) R150, 00 ISBN 9780-349-11754-6

Super Zero by Darrel Bristow-Bovey [Tafelberg] R59.95 ISBN 0-624-04330-4

Spud OVER 80 000 COPIES SOLD

The Heavens May Fall by Unity Dow (Double Story) ISBN 1-77013-103-5

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (Random House) R176.00 ISBN 978-0-593-05591-5

Marrying for Money by Chris Manby (Hodder & Stoughton) R174, 00 ISBN 9780340838846

Opening Your Heart by Anne Jones (Piatkus) R130, 00 ISBN: 9780749927592

Blood from Blood by Barry Eisler [Penguin} R95 ISBN 0-141-02606-5

Take Someone Like Me by Jayne Buxton (Arrow) R112, 00 ISBN 978099492436

Innocent in Death by Nora Roberts writing as J D Robb (Piatkus) R160, 00

There and Back Again by Brigitte Liebenberg (Just Done Publications Publishing) R65.00 ISBN-13 978-1-920169-25-1

Quarter Tones by Susan Mann (Harvill Secker) R192.00 ISBN 978-1-846-55027-0

Plot Loss by Heinrich Troot (Umuzi) R130.00 ISBN 978-1-4152-0027-8

Don’t Climb Kilimanjaro (Climb the Ruwenzori) by Fiona McIntosh and Tim Richman (Two Dogs) ISBN 1-92013-709-2

Himunculus by Hugh Paxton (Macmillan), ISBN 0-230-00736-8

The Mirror of Ink by Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin) ISBN 0-141-02213-2

Arusha A South African Novel - by Shirley Granger (Umbila Publishing House)

The Moneypenny Diaries Edited by Kate Westbrook (John Murray), ISBN 0719567416

The Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne (Penguin) R160, ISBN no: 1-905-49008-9

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella (Bantam Press) R176, 00 ISBN: 978-0-593-05388-1

Star Dancer – The book of Air by Beth Webb (Pan Macmillan) R167.00

Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk (Jonathan Ball Publishers with Tafelberg Publishers) R254.00 ISBN No 1-86842-256-9

The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill (Century) ISBN no: 978-1-846-05110-4

Lord of the Dance by Michael Flatley (Pan Macmillan) R 89,00 ISBN 978-0-330-44540-5

Thinking of You by Jill Mansell (Headline) R175, 00

Wild Fire by Nelson de Mille (Little Brown) R154, 00 ISBN: 9780316858526

The Inheritance by Jenny Pitman (Macmillan) R85.00

Soul Life by Rod Suskin (Double Storey) R120, 00 ISBN: 1770131043

Yesterday’s Houses by Mavis Cheek (Faber and Faber) ISBN 0-571-22423-7

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Harper Perennial) ISBN 0-00-721685-8

How to be Popular by Meg Cabot (MacMillan) R125 ISBN 0-330-44419-0

Deceit by James Siegel (Sphere) R170

S is for Silence by Sue Grafton (Macmillan) ISBN 0-330-43888-3

The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Ayebia Clarke Publishing) ISBN 0-9547023-7-9

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Bloomsbury) R164, 00

The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman (Profile Books) ISBN 9871864978066

Queen Mum BY Kate Long (Pan Macmillan)

Radio Journalism by Franz Kruger (STE Publishers) by Franz Kruger (STE Publishers) ISBN: 1-919855-79-3

Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer (Penguin SA)

Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (Penguin SA)

A Scent So Sweet by Praba Moodley (Kwela)

Graceland by Chris Abani (Picador Africa)

Past Imperfect by Emma van der Vliet (Penguin SA) Price R110.00

Star Dancer – The Book of Air by Beth Webb (Pan Macmillan) R167.00

Star of the Morning by Pamela Jooste (Doubleday) R180, 00 ISBN 978-0-385-61090-2

Planes, Trains and Stadium Meals by Peter Davies (Tafelberg) ISBN 0-624-04355-X

Paint it Black by Janet Fitch (Virago) R150, 00

The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante (Simon & Schuster) R163, 00

Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend (Michael Joseph) R160

A Nicer Way to Die by Sam Miles (Faber) ISBN 0-571-23079-2

Mukiwa by Peter Godwin (Picador) R91,00 ISBN 1770 1001 3 - X

A Spot of Bother by Mark Hadden (Jonathan Cape, Random House)

The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill (Vintage)

Restless by William Boyd (Bloomsbury) ISBN 0-7475-8622-5

Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich (Headline) R174, 00

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Orion) ISBN 0-75287-574-4

On Writing by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)R139, 00

The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin (Orion)ISBN:0752868594

Publish and be Damned – Two Decades of Scandals by Chris Steyn-Barlow (Galago) ISBN 1-919854-20-7

The Innocent Man by John Grisham (Century) R245.00 ISBN 1-8441-3790-2

The Sex Life of My Aunt by Mavis Cheek (Faber and Faber) ISBN 0-571-22532-2

Patrick Parkers Progress by Mavis Cheek (Faber & Faber)

Scar Night by Alan Campbell (Tor) ISBN 1-4050-9038-3

Start Late Finish Rich by David Bach (Penguin Books) R110

A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan (QPD) ISBN CN 2435

Write by Sarah Quigley (Penguin) R100, 00 ISBN 0–14-301979 –1

A Boy of Good Breeding by Miriam Toews (Faber & Faber), ISBN 0-571-22981-6

Lisey’s Story by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN 0-340-89893-3

Twist, Short Stories inspired by Tabloid Headlines (Oshun), R129.95 ISBN 1-77007-060-5

The Ghost That Closed Down The Town by Arthur Goldstuck (Penguin SA) ISBN: 0143025058 R100.00

The End of Iraq by Peter W Galbraith (Simon and Schuster) R239, 95

Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen (Bantam Press) R150

The Palace Diaries by Sarah Goodall (Mainstream Publishing)ISBN: 1-84596-188-6 R175, 00

What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN 0-340-82750-5

Echo Park by Michael Connelly (Orion) R150, 00 ISBN: 0-75287-407-1

Book Lover by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack (Fourth Estate)

Hive by Mark Walden (Bloomsbury) 0747584427

No! I don’t want to join a bookclub by Virginia Ironside (Penguin) R150.00 1905490127

Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho (Harper Collins) 000723578X

Being Human by Ramesh Rumkumar (Torch Bearer Publishers) ISBN 0620357088

Helen of Troy by Margaret George (Macmillan) ISBN 1-4050-8909-1

The Girls by Lori Lansens (Virago) R140. ISBN: 1-84408-365-9

Rabble-Rouser for Peace (The Authorised Biography by John Allen (Random House) ISBN 184413571-3

The Consequences of Marriage by Isla Dewar (Headline review) R174.00

One Good Turn Atkinson turn the 'caper' into something literary

The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (Harper Collins) ISBN 0-00-723331-0

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Psychology by Joni Johnston (Alpha Books) R199,00

Body Count by Peter Gill (Jonathan Ball Publishers) R129-95 1868422496

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (Penguin)R150.00 0670916110

And So Say All of Us by Robyn Goss (Oshun) R109, 95

Tumble Turn: Natalie Du Toit (Oshun) ISBN 1-77020-010-X

Melted into Air by Sandi Toksvig (Time Warner Books) ISBN 0 7515 3543 5

Symphony by Jude Morgan (Headline) R 184.00 9780755327720

Cooking with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife by Sharon Lurie (Struik) R189.95 1-77007-296-9

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My Father’s Daughter by Hannah Pool (Hamish Hamilton) R170

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Dance with Death by Barbara Nadel (Headline) R149, 95

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Shem Creek by Dorothea Benton Frank (Piatkus) R100.00

Looking for Peyton Place by Barbara Delinsky (Simon & Schuster)

Darling Mutti edited and compiled by Joan Marshall (Jacana) R125

The Charmer by Mandasue Heller Hodder and Stoughton R153 Paperback

We Walk Stright So You Better Get Out The Way by Denis Hirson (Jacana) R95, 00

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The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Orion)

Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris (Doubleday) R150

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The Divide by Nicholas Evans (Bantam Press) R150, 00

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Into the Past, A Memoir by Phillip Tobias. (Picador Africa)

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Blue Ice by Don Pinnock (Double Storey) R175, 00

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Fathers & Sons by Alexander Waugh (Review - Headline Book Publishing)

The Memory of Thin Air by Ronlyn Dominique (Simon & Shuster)

Into the Past, A Memoir by Phillip Tobias (Picador Africa)

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Intricacy A meditation on Memory by Michael Cope (Double Story)R140, 00

Presence by Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers (Nicholas Brealey Publishing) R229, 95

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Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (Puffin)

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