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BOOK REVIEWS

STUARTS’
FIELD GUIDE
TO NATIONAL
PARKS

& GAME
RESERVES
OF NAMIBIA,
BOTSWANA,

ZIMBABWE
AND ZAMBIA

BY CHRIS AND
MATHILDE STUART

RUN ROSE RUN

BY DOLLY PARTON AND
JAMES PATTERSON The first guide ever to document and explore the diverse parks and reserves of Africa’s
‘middle belt’, this book covers Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The region
From America’s most beloved superstar and its contains prized spots such as the world-famous landscapes of the Namib and Kalahari
greatest storyteller – a thriller about a young singer deserts, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls and Lake Malawi, and some of Africa’s best-known
songwriter on the rise and on the run, determined conservation areas, including Etosha, Chobe, Mana Pools, Hwange, Kafue and Nyika.
to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells
a story. Written by two prominent conservationists, the book is organised by country, and includes:
• Detailed descriptions of the history, geology, climate, vegetation and wildlife of some
Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she’s 50 conservation areas.
come to claim her destiny. It’s also where the • Annotated park maps, indicating places of interest and best sites to view key species.
darkness she’s fled from might find her. And • Text panels featuring each park’s highlights, facilities and activities, wildlife facts, and
destroy her. Run Rose Run is a novel glittering with important alerts.
danger and desire – a story that only America’s #1 • A concise photographic gallery of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and trees, for quick
beloved entertainer and its #1 bestselling author identification of commonly seen species.
could have created.
For all nature lovers, this is a must-have guide to the parks and reserves of a region renowned
Also available: an album of 12 original Dolly Parton for spectacular landscapes, fauna and flora.
songs made for the novel.
PRICE R350.00
PRICE: R328.00

THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE
(Limited Edition)

BY CHARLIE MACKSY

“A sweet tale rendered in swirly black calligraphy discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope,
and watercolour. Childlike in its simplicity, its friendship and love.
messages are universal . . . Mackesy has brought
people together.” – The Washington Post A book to treasure alongside the original blue
edition, Charlie has drawn a new rainbow
Discover the book everyone is falling in love illustration to mark this particularly hard time.
with. This edition contains a gold ribbon marker and
is bound in green cloth.
Experience the world of a curious boy, a greedy
mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find ‘When the dark clouds come . . . keep going.’
themselves together, in sometimes difficult
terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest PRICE: R425.00

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