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Thatcher: a lesson in history

Charles Moore was appointed Lady Thatcher's official biographer in 1997, on condition that the book did not appear in her lifetime...

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Marguerite Poland

New feather in Poland’s cap

Marguerite Poland is an author who’s known not only for her children’s books and adult fiction, but also her non-fiction.

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Review: Taken Captive by Birds

If I had to label this book in two words I’d file it under “absolutely magical”.

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Thatcher: a lesson in history

Charles Moore was appointed Lady Thatcher's official biographer in 1997, on condition that the book did not appear in her lifetime...

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Mantel shortlisted for Women's Prize
April 17 2013 at 12:02

Hilary Mantel, two other British authors and a former SNL writer, are among the finalists for fiction.

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New James Bond novel set in Africa
April 16 2013 at 04:56

Britain’s suave superspy James Bond will return in the new novel - Solo - penned by William Boyd.

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Carlin to pen book on Pistorius saga
April 13 2013 at 16:11

John Carlin, author of Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela, will write a book detailing the rise and fall of Oscar Pistorius.

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Book review: The Super-Afrikaners
April 11 2013 at 08:55

The Afrikaner Broederbond was established in 1918 with the laudable aim of uplifting Afrikaners impoverished and demoralised in the wake of the Anglo-Boer War.

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Book review: Sweet Tooth
April 11 2013 at 08:51

Perhaps because of the movie, Atonement is Ian McEwan’s best-known novel and, like this one, deals with the decisions people make, and how, at some point, life turns...

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Book review: Home Remedies
April 11 2013 at 08:48

Just glancing at the synopsis of the author’s latest book, it seems an intriguing, if complicated, story.

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Book review: Two Brothers
April 11 2013 at 08:44

This is the first in the Exclusive Books Recommends/new Boeke campaign which selects one book a month as the big prize among a number of recommended books.

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How to live to get the most out of life
March 18 2013 at 09:17

Dr Brenda Hattingh says this book has been written for old and young. For young people she hopes it will help them realise they must live a full life – now.

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Book review: Churchill’s Bunker
March 14 2013 at 09:25

Thoughts turned to protecting the British command centre sometime before World War II broke out...

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Book review: The Founders
March 14 2013 at 09:13

The Founders is a fascinating account of the rise of a black elite, who were products of the mission schools and exerted themselves for the extension of human rights.

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