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Barbara Mutch
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Music... especially by Chopin, whose Prelude known as the "Raindrop" i
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The Housemaid's Daughter
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The Girl from Simon's Bay
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The Fire Portrait
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The Case Against Fili Du Bois
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Cradock Evi : Hizmetcinin Kizi
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Wine and Life...
In my research for The Case Against Fili Du Bois, I needed to understand the wine-making process - from grape to glass - so that I could write about it accurately. Even if you're writing fiction, it's important to get the facts correct! And if you happen to specialise in historical fiction, as I do, then it's even more crucial.
I was lucky to be taken under the wing of a wine estate owner
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"Une de mes belles lectures cette année . 👏👏👏👏Bravo pour cette autrice . Le personnage de Ada je me suis attachée à elle . Quelle histoire émouvante . "
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| This is an extraordinary book about an extraordinary act of sacrifice by a group of scientists during the Siege of Leningrad in World War 2. Despite bombardment and starvation, they managed to preserve the world's first Seed Bank. Don't miss this. ...more | |
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| This was an interesting read. An in-depth study of Partition as it relates to the author's family. I felt it could have been tightened a little in the second half of the book. Perhaps it would have been better as an academic thesis? But worth persist ...more | |
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| This was a compelling but hard read... The story follows the lives of nurses serving in Vietnam during the war. Top marks to the author for the research she did to create this book. The most troubling part was not necessarily the horrendous nursing e ...more | |
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| An interesting read... set in Rome during the Nazi occupation in WW2. I think it would make a great movie! Will pursue the next in the series... | |
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| Sophy Roberts is an extraordinary researcher of obscure historical journeys! I loved her Lost Pianos of Siberia (who knew?) and this novel covers the hazardous journey of 4 elephants transported from India in the late 1800s, and marched into central ...more | |
“And I remind myself that wherever one finds oneself, home and love is lent to each of us only for a while. We must care for it while it's ours, and cherish its memory once it's gone.”
― The Housemaid's Daughter
― The Housemaid's Daughter
“Maybe war makes you value things and people more than you did when there was Peace and you knew there would never be a shortage?”
― The Housemaid's Daughter
― The Housemaid's Daughter
“But loneliness taken away from one place looks for a home somewhere else. And trouble taken from one person will surely search for a new lodging”
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SA Book & Challenge Lovers
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Welcome to SA Book & Challenge Lovers. This book club is for anyone, not just South Africans, that love reading and doing reading challenges. Everyone ...more
Q&A with Barbara Mutch, author of Karoo Plainsong
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...May 01, 2011 to May 31, 2011...
UK Book Club
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This is a book group for Goodreads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. Please ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more