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They Got to You Too

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Winner of the 2022 NIHSS Best Fiction AwardA former apartheid police general and a compassionate caregiver form an unlikely bond, sharing secrets from their pasts during the isolation of COVID-19 lockdown.Hans van Rooyen is a former police general raised by two women who survived the 1899 South African War. He finds himself being cared for in an old age home by the daughter of liberation struggle ... Read more

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Winner of the 2022 NIHSS Best Fiction AwardA former apartheid police general and a compassionate caregiver form an unlikely bond, sharing secrets from their pasts during the isolation of COVID-19 lockdown.Hans van Rooyen is a former police general raised by two women who survived the 1899 South African War. He finds himself being cared for in an old age home by the daughter of liberation struggle
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We Kiss Them With Rain

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Selected as a 2019 Outstanding International Book by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)Ntshingila's lyrically wrought North American debut is a slim yet satisfying novel sure to trigger a wide range of emotions."Kirkus, starred review"It is a story about joy and hope and courage, and what it means to lift up others and be lifted oneself, and how one young girl found her ... Read more

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Selected as a 2019 Outstanding International Book by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)Ntshingila's lyrically wrought North American debut is a slim yet satisfying novel sure to trigger a wide range of emotions."Kirkus, starred review"It is a story about joy and hope and courage, and what it means to lift up others and be lifted oneself, and how one young girl found her
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They Got to You Too

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Hans van Rooyen is a former police general raised by two women who survived the 1899 South African War. He finds himself being cared for in an old age home by the daughter of liberation struggle activists. At 80, he carries with him the memories of crimes he committed as an officer under the apartheid government.Having eluded the public confessions at the TRC for his time in the Border Wars, he ... Read more

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Hans van Rooyen is a former police general raised by two women who survived the 1899 South African War. He finds himself being cared for in an old age home by the daughter of liberation struggle activists. At 80, he carries with him the memories of crimes he committed as an officer under the apartheid government.Having eluded the public confessions at the TRC for his time in the Border Wars, he
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The Keeper of the Kumm

Ancestral longing and belonging of a Boesmankind

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Award-winning journalist Sylvia Vollenhoven tells the story of her life and how it's been turned upside down by an Ancestor: //Kabbo, a Bushman storyteller and revolutionary. She writes of being "too black" for her coloured school mates, working as one of the early female journalists in the misogynistic '70s and of the constant struggle to find an identity that fits. Finally, she unearths a ... Read more

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Award-winning journalist Sylvia Vollenhoven tells the story of her life and how it's been turned upside down by an Ancestor: //Kabbo, a Bushman storyteller and revolutionary. She writes of being "too black" for her coloured school mates, working as one of the early female journalists in the misogynistic '70s and of the constant struggle to find an identity that fits. Finally, she unearths a
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For You, I'd Steal a Goat

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Series series Modern African Writing
For You, I’d Steal a Goat is a vibrant collection of short stories filled with memorable characters, intriguing plots, and twist endings. It explores a wide range of themes, such as corruption, racial bias, family troubles, and lovers’ spats, to name a few. In his stories about queer relationships, Niq Mhlongo surfaces the complexities of a community whose narratives have been silenced. With his ... Read more

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For You, I’d Steal a Goat is a vibrant collection of short stories filled with memorable characters, intriguing plots, and twist endings. It explores a wide range of themes, such as corruption, racial bias, family troubles, and lovers’ spats, to name a few. In his stories about queer relationships, Niq Mhlongo surfaces the complexities of a community whose narratives have been silenced. With his
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Girl, Woman, Other

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by Bernardine Evaristo ...

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE“A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE“A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away
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Ask Me Why I Hurt

The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them

by Randy Christensen M.D. ...

An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way.Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His ... Read more

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An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way.Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His
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Since I Was a Princess

The Fourteen-Year Fight to Find My Children

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In Once I Was a Princess, Jacqueline Pascarl related the gripping story of her abusive childhood and her subsequent teen marriage to a prince. What should have been a fairy tale with a happy ending deteriorated into a nightmare of deceit and betrayal - ending in the kidnapping of her two small children by her former husband, who spirited them back to Malaysia.In Since I Was a Princess, Pascarl ... Read more

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In Once I Was a Princess, Jacqueline Pascarl related the gripping story of her abusive childhood and her subsequent teen marriage to a prince. What should have been a fairy tale with a happy ending deteriorated into a nightmare of deceit and betrayal - ending in the kidnapping of her two small children by her former husband, who spirited them back to Malaysia.In Since I Was a Princess, Pascarl
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The Precarious Child

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The street urchins that will one day be called the Ministry Seven, have a task from Agent Harrison Thorne. It seems simple enough, however their leader Miss Verity Fitzroy discovers that a surprise from her past is tangled up with this mysterious man which leads to a very precarious situation.Tales from the Archives are short stories set in the world of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. They ... Read more

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Truth

A Dixie Reapers Bad Boys Romance

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Madison -- My parents died and left me with my older brother. At one time, he’d been a nice guy. Then he let drugs and alcohol destroy his life. Now I walk on eggshells every day, and hope for a way out of this nightmare. Growing up, no one wanted to be friends with the deaf girl, much less date her. Now I’m an adult and haven’t been on a single date in my life. I should run from the big biker ... Read more

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Madison -- My parents died and left me with my older brother. At one time, he’d been a nice guy. Then he let drugs and alcohol destroy his life. Now I walk on eggshells every day, and hope for a way out of this nightmare. Growing up, no one wanted to be friends with the deaf girl, much less date her. Now I’m an adult and haven’t been on a single date in my life. I should run from the big biker
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Growing Up in Australia

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The ultimate book about growing up in Australia – a choice selection of wonderful stories and recollectionsThis special collection is the perfect introduction to Black Inc.’s definitive ‘Growing Up’ series. Featuring pieces from Growing Up Asian, Growing Up Aboriginal, Growing Up African, Growing Up Queer and Growing Up Disabled in Australia, it captures the diversity of our nation in moving and ... Read more

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Public duty creates a private scandal when a new political leader falls for her bodyguard in this sizzling romance by the New York Times –bestselling author.The news that wild socialite Veronica St. Germaine has cleaned up her act and stepped into her father's shoes as ruler of a Mediterranean principality creates a tabloid frenzy! But it's not just the paparazzi that are out for blood . . .Duty ... Read more

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