Tag: survival

How far can you distance yourself from your enemy without losing sight of the threat they pose? And how far can you go without becoming an enemy yourself? These haunting questions set the tone for a story steeped in secrets, conflict and redemption. In the shadow of a flawless facade, the Coal family’s dynasty stands on the brink of collapse.

In the heart of a village untouched by the world’s chaos, five-year-old Popina found solace in the simple joys of childhood. She climbed mango trees, chased baby baboons and explored the open fields with carefree delight. However, her innocence shattered in an instant when a group of strangers invaded the village. They brought a terror that a young girl could never have imagined.

Orphaned with no prospects, Charlie Matters’ life has always been a fight for survival. He miraculously emerges unscathed from the Blitz. But there’s no telling when the next bomb will fall, and whether it will be the one to end his life. Molly Wakefield’s dreams of a joyful homecoming are all she’s had to hold on to after being evacuated to the countryside five years before.

“What’s your favourite food?” he asked. “Carrot and pea bredie” was the answer. But the answer was as irrelevant as the question. What each really wanted to know was, could you be loved? Could you be loved by me? If I opened my heart to you, would you fill it with wondrous things? If I gave my soul to you, would you make it soar to the heavens?

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz. When Lale, given the job of tattooing the prisoners, saw Gita waiting in line, it was love at first sight. In that moment he determined to keep them both alive. This is a story of hope and of courage.

Only the Brave is a heart-wrenching story of courage and hope set in wartime Berlin, from the billion-copy bestseller Danielle Steel. In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler’s Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be the same.

Hugo ka Canham presents an understanding of life and death based on indigenous and black ways of knowing that he terms Mpondo theory. In Riotous Deathscapes, Hugo ka Canham presents an understanding of life and death based on indigenous and black ways of knowing what he terms Mpondo theory.