by Lesley Thomson | Aug 26, 2021 | Memoirs
Darlings, What Would The Neighbours Think? : Growing up in a remote part of Colonial by Susie Gale Not only a captivating memoir of growing up in a remote part of what was then Nyasaland (now Malawi), but also a wonderful tribute to her parents, especially her Mother,...
by Lesley Thomson | Jul 21, 2021 | Book Reviews, Children's books
MY FIRST BOOK OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN FROGS by Jeanne Tarrant, Illustrated by Sally MacLarty. Superb! A truly wonderful book in all four of South Africa’s main languages showing the 55 different types of frogs that one can expect to see. Full colour illustrations...
by Lesley Thomson | Jul 21, 2021 | Book Reviews, Memoirs
KAROO STORIES by Theron Crawford The Karoo is a place of mystery, vast plains and mountains with unique flora and fauna, disused tracks where pioneers ventured and once-frontier towns with their own distinctive architecture and history. It is against this backdrop...
by Lesley Thomson | Jun 18, 2021 | Book Reviews, Memoirs
I AM A GIRL FROM AFRICA by Elizabeth Nyamayaro “Improving the lives of others will improve and enrich mine as well…In that moment I know without a doubt that as long as my dream continues to be a dream for others it will also be my own.”This is a...
by Lesley Thomson | Jun 18, 2021 | Book Reviews, Nature & Conservation
BELOVED BEASTS Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis Acclaimed science writer and editor Michelle Nijhuis traces the history of conservation saying it is “full of people who did the wrong things for the right reasons, and the right things...
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