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UNLOCKED

By Eben Etzebeth

Eben Etzebeth is the most-capped factors in his extraordinary success and how
player in South African rugby history. A he keeps focused, both on and off the pitch.
towering lock, his intelligence, energy From his humble beginnings in Goodwood,
and aggression on the pitch is feared, a Cape Town suburb where nothing came
respected, often imitated but never easy, through his early club career and on to
matched. his hard-won place within the South African
squad, UNLOCKED reveals the personal side
He is the heart and soul of a historically of an astonishing professional career.
successful Springbok team and a key part
of their astonishingly successful run, which This is an inspiring story of a man who has
encompasses two consecutive World led from the front and played against the
Cups and a current two-year stint at the best in the world.
top of the world rankings. In this frank and
disarming account, Eben uncovers the key Price: R390.00

Summer Island

By Kristin Hannah

Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her take care of the woman she hasn’t spoken to
marriage and left her daughters behind. She for almost a decade.
has since become a famous radio talk-show
host and newspaper columnist beloved for her Nora insists they retreat to Summer Island,
moral advice. Her youngest daughter, Ruby, is to the lovely old house on the water where
a struggling comedienne who uses her famous Ruby grew up, a place filled with childhood
mother as fuel for her bitter, cynical humour. memories of love and joy and belonging. There
Ruby is also reunited with her first love and his
When the tabloids unearth a scandalous brother. Once, the three of them had been
secret from Nora’s past, their estrangement best friends, inseparable. Until the summer
suddenly becomes dramatic. Nora is injured in that Nora had left and everyone’s hearts had
an accident, and a glossy magazine offers Ruby been broken…
a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother.
Under false pretences, Ruby returns home to Price: R405.00

Searching for Novak

By Mark Hodgkinson

Winner of the International Sports From a bomb shelter in Belgrade to
Book of the Year 2025. an immigration detention centre in
Melbourne, and everywhere in between,
No man or woman has won more this book uncovers his relentless pursuit of
Grand Slam singles titles than Novak perfection and the unconventional beliefs
Djokovic, who took his 24th major that have propelled him to greatness.
at the 2023 US Open. Based on Rage. Forgiveness. Shame. Pride. Love.
fresh interviews with people close
to Djokovic - including his friends Searching for Novak examines the
and mentors, along with his former psychological and emotional side of
coaches and his rivals - this is an rewriting tennis history.
in-depth exploration of the psyche
of one of the most fascinating and Price: R315.00
controversial sporting characters ever.

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