This story begins with and imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women.
Twenty-five years ago Alice Bodine left home and was never seen again. Her absence remains a dark mystery to her family. Did she leave them by choice? Or was she taken?
Whether you are based in Provence or Perth, Bath of Bloemfontein, this book will show you that a good sense of humour might be the most important qualification if you want to survive being the eternal outsider.
This book offers unique views on aspects of the arcane world of diamonds. It is a captivating human story, sensitively told, with deeply poignant insights.
Riding 20,000 miles across increasingly tough terrain, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America.
Little did I realize, or you realize, that the stories he shared were the makings of a life's work; an assemblage of clippings, quotes, photographs, notes, jokes ...
Dis eenvoudige klein krale. Gare wat seker eens op 'n tyd wit was en nou swart en smetterig lyk, is as rygstring gebruik. Iets kriewel in my gedagtes. Iets wat ek wil-wil onthou ...
"Ek is nie slim genoeg om strontstorietjies uit te dink nie - alles wat hier staan, is die reine waarheid, gesien deur my eie oë. Dis hoe dit moet wees, want dis die lewe ..."
"Die klim van 'n berg is amper soos die lewenspad. Jy staan onder in die vlak en voetheuwels met jou lewe voor jou. Dan pak jy hom aan. Dit gaan gepaard met stampe en stote en swaarkry. Daar's ook heerlike oomblikke - as jy rus en terugkyk na die pad wat jy gevorder het. Maar ewig wink die kruin en met hernieude krag stu jy opwaarts ..."
