Penguin Random House South Africa

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Extract: The Favourites by Layne Fargo

Katarina Shaw’s first love wasn’t Heath Rocha – it was figure skating.With no famous name or family support, she was determined to be anOlympic champion. When she met Heath, a foster kid with raw talent,they became an unstoppable ice-dancing duo, captivating the worldwith their chemistry – …

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Extract: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

A hidden Tokyo pawnshop lets lost souls trade their deepest regrets– if they can find it. Hana Ishikawa inherits the shop, only to wake andfind it ransacked, its most precious item stolen, and her father missing.A mysterious stranger offers help, leading them on a dreamlike journeythrough mystical worlds – riding paper…

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Extract: Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman

In the 40th Alex Delaware novel, Detective Milo Sturgis investigatesthe murder of an aspiring actress, leading to a suspect—who is soonfound dead. As more bodies appear, all linked by the same rifle, Miloenlists psychologist Alex Delaware to unravel the mystery. But thedeeper they dig, the more sinister the truth becomes. With…

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Extract: Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi

The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by thetwist: an original literary thriller, from the author of the sensational EightDetectives. A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthdayparty. At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. Theydraw names from a hat: in each story, one…

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Extract: I Am Tshiamo by Tshaimo Modisane

Growing up as Kgositsile, meaning “king,” Tshiamo Modisane alwaysknew she was a girl despite her assigned gender. Raised in conservativeblack culture, she faced censure and abuse but made courageous choicesfrom age five. Her journey, marked by self-doubt and resilience, led togender-affirmation…

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Extract: We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A recently broken marriage, two waywarddaughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seemsto have quietly moved in. Not to mention a once promising writing career thatis now in freefall. So when her real dad – a man she has barely seen since heran off to Hollywood…

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Extract: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up, journalist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, wrestling with self-sabotage, finding a job, throwing a socially disastrous Rod-Stewart themed house party, getting drunk, getting dumped, realising that Ivan from the…

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Extract: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Countless readers have been helped by the famous “Babylonian parables,” hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying…

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Extract: Make Your Bed by William H McRaven

‘What starts here changes the world’ was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life … and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy Seal. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not…

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Extract: Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

A hopeful novel about friendship, love, and the desire to leave a mark onthe world by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout. In Maine, lawyer BobBurgess defends a man accused of murder while forming a deep bondwith writer Lucy Barton. Lucy also befriends Olive Kitteridge, and togetherthey share stories of “unrecorded lives,…

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