A neglected wife in a foreign country.Feeling isolated, Elizabeth is struggling to find her place in a different country. Her once happy marriage is fading. Her husband, Ditiro, is busy with his successful law practice. Even being a mother does not alleviate her loneliness.An ambitious man who will do anything for greatness.After one challenging morning, Elizabeth picks up a hitchhiker, and completely out of character, she has a brief sexual encounter with the much yo...

Against the backdrop of two of southern Africa's most brutal colonial wars at the dawn of the twentieth century, The Scattering traces the fates of two remarkable women whose paths cross after each has suffered the devastation and dislocation of war.****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************"I, the great general of the German sol...

Uganda is sometimes called the "land of lakes," because almost one-third of its territory is covered by water. The greatest Ugandan body of water is Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. The world's longest river, the Nile, also has its source in Uganda. Uganda has faced a great deal of turmoil since becoming independent in 1962. During the rule of Idi Amin in the 1970s, some 300,000 Ugandans—mostly from the Acholi and Lano tribes—were massacred. Political instabi...

The bed, dressed in hand sewn quilt or threadbare blanket, may in and of itself be memorable, but it is what happens in the bed ñ the sex and lovemaking, the dreams, the reading, the nightmares, the rest, giving birth and dying ñ which give ëbedí special meaning. Whether a bed is shared with a book, a child, a pet or a partner, whether lovers lie in ecstasy or indifference, whether ëbedí relates to intimacy or betrayal, it is memories and recollections of ëbedí, in whatever form, which hav...

Songbird Kedi Taukobong is living her dream. Enormously successful as an Afro-pop musician, she travels the continent performing to adoring crowds. However, fame comes at a price – a sinister stalker is watching her, intent on making her his. Kedi’s management team is determined to hire the best private investigator in the business, her ex, Sefhemo Phaladi. Face to face for the first time since they split, Kedi and Sefhemo can’t deny the attraction still sizzling between them. But the stal...

With an over-protective brother, a part-time job and a project deadline fast approaching, Mpho certainly has no space for romance. She dreams of ditching her oil-stained aprons for designer fabrics and will not let anything jeopardise her chances of success – until Thabang, a record-label owner and her brother’s nemesis, makes an appearance.

Gorata Kwadiba has a plan. By the time she turns thirty in two years’ time, she wants to have made her mark as a public relations officer, and to have married a successful man. Ozee certainly doesn’t fit into her plans. However charismatic and handsome he is, Gorata can’t get over the fact that he’s a petrol attendant. She wants a man with drive and ambition. But Ozee is persistent and Gorata finally agrees to go on a date with him. It doesn’t take long, though, for Gorata to realise that ...

Signed, Hopelessly in Love hits all the core notes for a great read: it is set in high school, with entertaining main characters and incidents, there is the great love story of Amo and John, and the interfering parent in Granma, not to mention school bitchiness in the attack on Amo’s best friend, Nono, on the athletics track. A wonderfully original and humorous story.Signed, Hopelessly In Love was a finalist in the 2009 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature.

A reporter with The Joburg Tribune, Ayanda Nkosi is always hot on the heels of her next breaking story. Sipho Dlamini is the MD of Egoli Investments. Charming and successful, he would like nothing better than to have the down-to-earth Ayanda on his arm. But Ayanda is not so sure. She’s beer and chips and he’s ballet and bling. When her next big scoop about a gold-smuggling ring implicates Sipho’s company, Ayanda wonders if he really is who he professes to be. So she has to ask herself: can...

The English Greek Joke Book is an excellent way for Greeks to practise their English - and for foreigners who are trying to learn Greek. Great jokes like:"Mαμά, μπορώ να φορέσω σουτιέν τώρα που είμαι δεκαέξι; ""Όχι, Ντέιβιντ."or this classicΈνας άντρας ογδόντα ετών επισκέφτηκε τον γιατρό του."Πρόκειται να παντρευτώ την επόμενη εβδομάδα, γιατρέ.""Πολύ καλά", είπε ο γιατρός. "Πόσων ετών είναι η φίλη σου;""Δεκαοχτώ", απάντησε ο άντρας.

After being unfairly banished by the South African modelling community, Samkelo Ntuli is forced to leave her high-flying career as a supermodel for a humdrum, everyday job as a nanny. Lili and Thulani turn out to be sweet and well-mannered children, but their father is a handful. Renowned chef and restaurateur Vusi Khumalo has had his fingers burnt by a woman once before, and isn’t keen on repeating the experience with a “silly” ex-model. But when Vusi sees how kind and hard-working Sam is...

What happens in Vegas…is even hotter in New York!After a fling in Vegas that was so wild even she can't believe it happened, copywriter Becky has finally gotten her mojo back. Time to get back to New York and win that promotion!But things veer catastrophically off course when her new coworker Mark saunters in…and he's much too familiar. Even worse, Mark and Becky will be competing for the promotion-and he's just as good in the boardroom as...