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Exclusive Books The Boeke Judges’ comments on The Help

Kate Turkington from 702, voiced an overriding sentiment with her comment: “The Help is not only a wonderful, unputdownable read, but its story of the relationships between the black maids who raise the white children, and who love them so much; and the closed, bigoted society of the white madams, most of whom don’t appreciate [...]

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House of War

House of War is a psychological thriller, spy story,romance and quest. ‘’Hamilton Wende combines the talents of a master storyteller and a hard-nosed foreign correspondent… A fabulous quest, an adventure, and a love story, this is a narrative of a very high order.  Bryce Courtenay     What drove one man to set out to conquer the known world? What madness? What [...]

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