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Stephen Hayes

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Stephen Hayes was born in Durban, South Africa, and educated at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, the University of Durham in England, and the University of South Africa.

He has had varied work experience, having been a bus driver in Johannesburg and London, a waterworks attendant in Windhoek, Namibia, a chaplain at the Missions to Seamen in Durban (sacked from the last two).

He was also Director of Training for Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Zululand, Director of Mission and Evangelism in the Anglican Diocese of Pretoria, and an Editor and lecturer in Missiology at the University of South Africa.

He lives with his wife and two sons in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, while his daughter is an ikonographer in Athens, ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 36 ratings · 28 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Enchanted Grove 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Wheels and Witches 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year of the Dragon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cross Purposes 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	African Initiatives in Healing Ministry by Lilian Dube, Stephen Hayes (Goodreads Author), Tabona Shoko 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black charismatic Anglicans: The Iviyo loFakazi bakaKristu and its relations with other renewal movements liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I started this blog 20 years ago today, on 28 Nov blame mi blameasdLSKgokjik2005.

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For the Mercy of Water

by Karen Jayes

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Jan 17, 2026 01:20AM

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The Comedy of Dante Alighieri the Florentine, Cantica I, Hell (L'Inferno)

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The Enchanted Grove

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Stephen Hayes said: " Done proofreading, updated all three versions.

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I wrote it, so I'm hoping that others will rate it and review it. The ebook version is now available. ...more "

Mar 10, 2021 11:26PM · see review

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Stephen Hayes is currently reading For the Mercy of Water by Karen Jayes	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stephen Hayes rated a book liked it Gallows Hill by Margie Orford	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
On Gallows Hill, near Green Point in Cape Town, a building is demolished so a new one can be erected, but it turns out that the site was a mass grave. Most of the bodies are old, but one is more recent, and Dr Clare Hart tries to find out who it is, ...more
Jan 15, 2026 08:00PM · 1 like · like · see review
Stephen Hayes made a comment on Nataliya’s review of A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) " I gave up after reading the first page, because that suggested that the book would be as you describe it. After reading your review it seems my gut in ...more "
Jan 11, 2026 08:08AM · see review
Stephen Hayes and 1171 other people liked Nataliya's review of A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1): "For mere two bucks I rescued this book from a dusty shelf of a local Goodwill store, adopting it with high hopes. For free, I returned it to the same shelf a few weeks later with dejected feeling, sandwiching it between a rejected copy of 'Twilight' " Read more of this review »
Jan 11, 2026 08:06AM · see review
Stephen Hayes and 36 other people liked Mike (the Paladin)'s review of A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1): "Look I'm not going to rate this. This book is not aimed at me...that is I'm not the target audience. I could go into humor mode here and crack some jokes... but I have some friends here who like this book and others who will like it. You see the very" Read more of this review »
Jan 11, 2026 07:58AM · see review
Stephen Hayes marked as abandoned A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm not going to rate it, because I haven't read it. I don't usually write reviews for books I haven't read, but I thought I would say why I don't think I'll finish this one, and in fact I didn't get further than the first page. There were two things ...more
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Stephen Hayes rated a book really liked it The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A book that is difficult to describe without spoilers. A woman is on the run from an abusive husband and goes with her young son to stay in a remote house belonging to a friend. A girl was brought up there by her ex-soldier father, who trained her as ...more
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Stephen Hayes and 1 other person liked Elderberrywine's review of Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories: "Read this collection during the Spooky Season, a couple of months back, and it was perfect. One of the stories, Ancient Sorceries, has been included in many an anthology, and I read it for the first time at about the age of 12. As a life-long cat own" Read more of this review »
Jan 04, 2026 09:04PM · see review
Stephen Hayes rated a book really liked it Harold et Maude by Colin Higgins	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I very much enjoyed the film, so when I saw the book, I had to read it. Funny-sad humour, and recommend both the film and the book. At nineteen Harold is in love with death. He attends funerals, fakes suicides, drives a souped-up hearse. Maude, nearly ...more
Jan 04, 2026 09:03PM · 2 likes · like · see review

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Stephen’s Quotes

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Dom Helder Camara, Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings

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“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”
― Greg Bear

tags: plutocracy, politics

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