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James Whyle
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South African writer. On a blue bay. In a time of monsters.

Just published by Jonathan Ball ...

We Two From Heaven.
I call South Africa heaven ...

My father writes from France on the 18th of January 1916.
June 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We Two From Heaven contains clear warnings that it should be taken with a pinch of salt. It also contains documentary evidence of its veracity.
#Memoir #Nonfiction #books #NarrativeNonfiction
June 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It's a privilege to have We Two From Heaven assessed by someone as gentle and funny and intelligent as Fred de Vries.
(Behind a paywall, but I'll trying and sneak in a snippet ...)

www.news24.com/.../review-w....
May 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Exclusive Books recommends:
May 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Spotted in the wild. Exclusive Books Hyde Park.
April 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
1/ Franschhoek Lit Fest

This going to be interesting. Far from “depression and silence”, I’ve been writing about this madness ever since they kicked me out for insanity. The army gifted me the stories that make up perhaps a quarter of WTFH.
April 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kalk Bay Books is one of the finest independents in SA and I know they'd appreciate an RSVP if you're interested.
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Donald Trump is using, to steal Greenland, EXACTLY THE SAME STRATEGY THAT PUTIN USED TO STEAL CRIMEA!
March 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Andy Warhol and Edi Sedgwick

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