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| Title | : | Saturdays Are Gold |
| Author | : | Pierre Van Rooyen |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | June 25th 2011 by Endaxi Press |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Fiction. Southern Africa. South Africa. Fantasy. Paranormal |
Pierre Van Rooyen
Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.28 | 32 Users | 12 Reviews
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Two children growing up in 1940s South Africa are told to stay away from lonely places because there is a child abductor on the loose. What could possibly go wrong?Young Maudie doesn’t realise she has a ‘gift’ that seems more like a curse to her brother Tadpole who is the only person aware of it.
If Roald Dahl, Gerald Durrell and Stephen King had teamed up to write a South African version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ they might have produced something like this.
A moving, exciting, sometimes scary, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny adventure set against a South African backdrop so well described it is almost a character in its own right.
When you finish this book, the first thing you will want to do – is read it again.
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| ISBN: | 1907375511 (ISBN13: 9781907375514) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | South Africa |
Rating About Books Saturdays Are Gold
Ratings: 4.28 From 32 Users | 12 ReviewsColumn About Books Saturdays Are Gold
Loved this book. Set in 1940s in Johannesburg and written by a South African Author. Sometimes funny but also very serious.Husband and wife authors, Pierre and Faith Van Rooyen, work from their boat.When their two children grew up and left home, Faith and Pierre decided to leave home too.They didn't have much money, but sold everything they had and bought an old wreck of a sail boat.It took them a thousand hours of work each over a year to fix the boat.Then they went to sea and that's where they have been ever since.One of my favourite books ever. I have read and re-read this book many, many times and will be reading it and re-reading it for the rest of my life. Every time I read it again I find something new to enjoy. The individuals, the backdrop, the story, take me to a different world from my own. I have never been to South Africa but Saturdays Are Gold make me feel as if it is a familiar loved place. One day I hope to visit it for myself.The other day a film started on tv - it was called Wah Wah and
One of my favourite books ever. I have read and re-read this book many, many times and will be reading it and re-reading it for the rest of my life. Every time I read it again I find something new to enjoy. The individuals, the backdrop, the story, take me to a different world from my own. I have never been to South Africa but Saturdays Are Gold make me feel as if it is a familiar loved place. One day I hope to visit it for myself.The other day a film started on tv - it was called Wah Wah and
I enjoyed the childhood memoir of escapades and adventures more than the actual plot about muti murders. Novel is set in Kensington, Joburg, during mid-1940s. Very enjoyable.
I got the hardbound edition of this book as part of the First Reads program. Ths is a story in which the incredibly delightful narrative of relationship between a brother and sister, along with their relationships with various other people, is the core and gem of the book. At times, the setting in South Africa in the late 1940s was disconcerting, to the extent it may be at odds with what the current perspective in and of South Africa likely would be. During the time period covered by the book,
Two children growing up in 1940s South Africa are told to stay away from lonely places because there is a child abductor on the loose. What could possibly go wrong?Young Maudie doesn't realise she has a 'gift' that seems more like a curse to her brother Tadpole who is the only person aware of it.If Roald Dahl, Gerald Durrell and Stephen King had teamed up to write a South African version of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' they might have produced something like this. A moving, exciting, sometimes scary,
Received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
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