Being a self-confessed election junky I’ve just absorbed the South African poll results as given on the Independent Electoral Commision web site. I’m surprised the African National Congress (ANC) has succeeded in gaining nearly 70 percent of the vote, although I suppose I shouldn’t be. Black Africa’s honeymoon with single-party governments is known to last [...]
James Lee Burke
Most people will probably give a different answer to the question of why they read particular books. I read fiction to experience places and feelings that I’m otherwise unlikely to encounter. That’s why I like foreign books and historical novels. I generally don’t read Australian novels unless they’re historical. Sometimes I read to see how [...]
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