Kia suggested I should keep a list of the books I read...
While still chewing on that idea, I read about a description of a secret or enclosed garden by the SA born author Justin Cartwright. On page 239 of THE SONG BEFORE IT IS SUNG, he describes Tony, the baker's little potted garden in a suburb of London where the narrator is served a super sandwich and cappucino.
While still chewing on that idea, I read about a description of a secret or enclosed garden by the SA born author Justin Cartwright. On page 239 of THE SONG BEFORE IT IS SUNG, he describes Tony, the baker's little potted garden in a suburb of London where the narrator is served a super sandwich and cappucino.
"The desire for an enclosed personal space, a small piece of your own paradise is a powerful one, " says the author..
And I share this feeling, but would like to add, how - when sitting in my garden with a book - this contained space can transport me to the corners of the earth .... to some places that I am familiar with or some exotic destination that I will not be able to visit in this life.
About a woman who clings to her abode in Paris about to be redesigned by Baron Hausmann, by order of Napoleon...
Fleeing Romania in the time of the dictator... and settling in America after spending some time in Italy. Partly novel, partly biography... an insightful read. I enjoyed the book because I met Rom refugees in Port Elizabeth in the early 90's and helped them settle. This author became a professor in America and the path she embarked on is fascinating
A very light read by a Swedish writer...
The problems encountered by a British author to set up a riad in Marrakech sounds like fiction in places. I read it with Google on the side and it opened up a mystical world!
Seker die mees openbarende werk oor disfunksionele gesinne wat ek tot nog
toe in Afrikaans gelees het. My Maatskaplike werk prakties in 'n "jeugtronk" gedurende 1974 het ten dele weer in my binnewerke kom sit.
The romance between a Welsh girl and an Indian man is extraordinary... I learnt so much about the challenges an intercultural marriage experience, etc.
The author has remarkable talent... more about her and the book at:
I met the author about 4 years ago when she was on tour in SA.
This is a remarkable story about a woman "on the run"
Delightfully written, but sad to read about the trauma millions suffered during Mao's Cultural Revolution
Israeli writer... Great to read it in Dutch!
