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BOOKS

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE

By Emily Henry

When Margaret Ives, the famously reclusive heiress, invites eternal optimist Alice Scott
to the balmy Little Crescent Island, Alice knows this is it: her big break. And even more
rare: a chance to impress her family with a Serious Publication.

The catch? Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud, Hayden Anderson, is sure of
the same thing.

The proposal? A one-month trial period to unearth the truth behind one of the most
scandalous families of the 20th Century, after which she’ll choose who’ll tell her story.

The problem? Margaret only gives each of them tantalising pieces. Pieces they can’t
put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing be-
tween them every time they’re in the same room.

And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story, just like the tale Margaret’s spin-
ning, could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad - depending on who’s telling it.

Price: R370.00

THE HIDDEN GIRL

By Lucinda Riley

Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors, Leah Thomp-
son grows more beautiful with each passing day. When she catches the
attention of the influential, troubled Delancey family, she knows her life
will never be the same again.

Years later, Leah takes the modelling world by storm, travelling from
Milan to London and New York and living life in the lap of luxury. But her
past follows her like a dark shadow, mysteriously intertwined with the
tragic tale of two young siblings in Poland during the Second World War.

As two generations of secrets threaten to explode, Leah is haunted by a
fatal, forgotten prophecy from her past, and must fight to challenge the
destiny that has been mapped out for her in the stars.

Price: R395.00

THE TEA MERCHANT

By Jackie Phamotse

It is 2005, a time of silent anticipation and hidden possibilities in the rug-
ged Cederberg mountains. Cameron Coal is embroiled in a desperate fight
to save his family’s rooibos farm, which is a hair’s breadth from bankrupt-
cy, while wrestling overwhelming grief after his wife’s death and trying to
build a relationship with his blind daughter. His father, John, might be the
family’s last hope to save their farm from an enemy lurking in plain sight.
But in the shadows, Cameron’s brother, Sole, harbours a secret that could
shatter their world.
Amid the chaos of a veld fire, Cameron’s gaze falls upon an enigmatic nurse,
Luna Parks, who is new to their town. As Luna and Cameron grow closer, her
mysterious past and closely guarded secrets could shatter the very founda-
tion of their relationship.

Price: R310.00

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