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The Forgotten Summer by Carol Drinkwater
Best known for her delightful memoirs about her Olive farm in Provence, The Forgotten Summer is quite a departure. The jacket misleadingly suggests a light romance, but it proves far more than that. The story is about a family in Provence, run by matriarch Clarisse. Her son, Luc is married to Jane, and the two women share a mutual dislike owing to an incident that occurred many years ago. After a tragedy happens, Jane is left with many unanswered questions regarding her husband and his family. Beautiful, atmospheric writing vividly describes the Provence setting. Suspense is cleverly created and I was drawn to discover the secrets behind these wonderful characters. There is an unexpected depth of emotion that drives the story.
The Four Horsemen – Richard Dawkins , Sam Harris , Daniel C. Dennett , Christopher Hitchens
Known as the `four horsemen' of New Atheism, these four big thinkers of the twenty-first century met only once.
The Garden Of Babylonstoren – Franchesca Watson & Heidi Bertish
The garden of Babylonstoren. Often likened to the biblical Garden of Eden, Babylonstoren is more than just a farm: it is a sustainable wonderland infused with charm, personality and history. And now, with the release of The Garden of Babylonstoren, you needn't head to the Drakenstein Valley of the Cape Winelands to see it.
The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
This is every bit as funny as Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared; Jonasson's second book does not fall short of high expectations. Nombeko is a particularly gifted girl from Soweto, who, through a series of bizarre and entertaining events, finds herself pivotal in determining the fate of the King of Sweden, and maybe even the world! There is a wonderful cast of eccentric characters: three Chinese sisters, who dabble in dog-poisoning; an alcoholic South African nuclear bomb engineer; and a Swedish psychotic who has brought up his twin sons as one child – providing him with a secret weapon for the demise of the Swedish royalty. The faux-naive style is light-hearted and the satire is witty; a fun and uplifting read.
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye – David Lagercrantz
Two years ago Lagercrantz carried on the wildly successful Millenium Series started by Stieg Larsson, with The Girl in the Spider's Web, which features the fabulous dragon-tattooed Lisbeth Salander.
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo – Amy Schumer
This is a collection of personal essays which act as a type of memoir of Schemer's life, attitudes and experiences. The comedian has gained great popularity for her TV show and her movie, Trainwreck.
The Girls – Emma Cline
A fantastic debut novel loosely based on the Manson group murders, as seen through the eyes of lonely teenager Evie Boyd.
The Glass Bead Game – Hermann Hesse
n the remote Kingdom of Castalia, the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game.
The Glorious Heresies – Lisa McInerney
2016 Baileys Prize Winner
'He was definitely dead, whoever he was. He wore a once-black jumper and a pair of shiny tracksuit bottoms. The back of his head was cracked and his hair matted, but it had been foxy before that. A tall man, a skinny rake, another string of piss, now departed.
The Golden House – Salman Rushdie
When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume new identities and reinvent themselves as Roman emperors living in a lavish house in downtown Manhattan. Arriving shortly after the inauguration of Barack Obama, he and his sons, each extraordinary in his own right, quickly establish themselves at the apex of New York society.
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
Pulitzer Prize Winner – 2014
The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph – a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Lining's Playbook, brings us a book about love, family, friendship and… Richard Gere. When 38 year old Bartholomew Neil's mother dies, he finds himself all alone in the world. So, without anyone else to turn to, he begins writing letters to his mother's favourite Hollywood actor. These letters form the basis for the novel, but along the way Bartholomew also meets some other people – his grief counsellor, Wendy, the eccentric Father McNamee and the girl who works at his local library – with whom he forms real, if complicated, relationships. Upbeat and optimistic, qualities that are rare these days, The Good Luck of Right Now will leave you smiling and glad to be alive.
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