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South African journalist, author and academic.

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	Maverick: Extraordinary Women From South Africa's Past by Lauren Beukes (Goodreads Author), Nechama Brodie (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2004 — 4 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
	Knucklebone 3.99 avg rating — 68 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
	Femicide in South Africa 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — 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
	The Cape Town Book 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 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
	Three Bodies 3.72 avg rating — 18 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
	The Joburg Book 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 2 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
	Farm Killings in South Africa liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 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
	Domestic Terror: Intimate partner violence in South Africa 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Inside Joburg: 101 things to see and do 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	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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Nechama Brodie said: " Mindblowing. Violent, funny, feminist as f*ck. Pure Cape Town. Incredibly crafted, beautifully told. I cackled and wept while reading this. One of the rarest reading experiences I have had in a long time. This is truly a spectacular and special book. ...more "

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“Within a little more than a century of the establishment of a permanent Dutch station at the Cape”
― Nechama Brodie, The Cape Town Book: A Guide to the City’s History, People and Places

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“the collision of ocean currents and weather systems coming off Antarctica conspire to create rugged weather and ‘mean seas’ – rogue waves that have the power to topple supertankers.”
― Nechama Brodie, The Cape Town Book: A Guide to the City’s History, People and Places

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“Archaeologists Hilary and Janette Deacon wisely noted that ‘there is no single truth in archaeological or historical interpretation’.”
― Nechama Brodie, The Cape Town Book: A Guide to the City’s History, People and Places

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