Sonja van der Westhuizen | West Words Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Sonja van der Westhuizen | West Words

Afrikaans readers with access to @Netwerk24 will find my review of Maggie O'Farrell's The Marriage Portrait here: https://t.co/s3qAoh6qTP @JonathanBallPub

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Metatextuality, an engaging and rich writing style, and a sprawling story of nostalgia spanning decades combine to make for riveting reading in Lydia Sandgren's Collected Works. Published by @astrahousebooks #CollectedWorks https://t.co/e2qtJ0twv9

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Currently reading: Lost on Me by Italian author, Veronica Raimo. Publishedby @groveatlantic https://t.co/QVOX4xCznp #VeronicaRaimo

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The brand new Ballard & Bosch thriller, The Dark Hours, by @Connellybooks is out today. https://t.co/RJP9mNl7Dr "A brazen and methodical killer strikes on New Year’s Eve and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch must join forces to find justice for the victim."

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Readers and subscribers of SARIE magazine can now read my review of Colson Whitehead's Harlem Shuffle online. @PenguinBooksSA https://www.netwerk24.com/sarie/boeke/tweemalige-pulitzerprys-wenner-se-nuwe-roman-meesleurend-en-geloofwaardig-20220607

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With My Heart is a Chainsaw @SGJ72 not only writes a spectacular ode to slasher films, but also a touching and visceral coming–of–age story about a girl whose parents and society failed her. Published by @TitanBooks #MyHeartIsAChainsaw #halloween2021 https://westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2021/10/25/my-heart-is-a-chainsaw-stephen-graham-jones/

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After an on/off month-long break from reviewing I'm back and ready for this year's crime fiction harvest. Of course, I caught up on reading in between and this was a highlight. Magpie Lane by @lucyatkins @QuercusBooks Thank you to @JonathanBallPub for a copy. Review to follow! https://t.co/q8qZ3Ee7As

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If you enjoy books that are tinged with melancholy and reflect on the fragility of the human condition, An Yu's Ghost Music will not disappoint. @groveatlantic https://t.co/jHBy8ynPIo

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April in Spain unfolds slowly and leisurely. Much like a Mediterranean holiday, there’s no rush for it to end. John Banville's latest Quirke novel reviewed on @CriFiLover and also now available on my blog. https://westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/april-in-spain-john-banville/ Published by @FaberBooks #AprilInSpain #Quirke

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Move over, Logan Roy, there’s a new dead autocrat in town. If you've missed my review of @misericordius 's Unnatural Ends on @CriFiLover, it's also up on the blog now: https://t.co/ImRcLkSLoG @Inkshares