June 24 Lowveld

Book club
A good book. A glass of wine. All is fine with the world!
Lesley Pearse’s autobiography, The Long
and Winding Road, is as incredible as
her bestselling fiction ... from being found
playing coatless in the snow while her
mum lay dead in the house to a teenage
pregnancy ... and finally marriage and
children and a career as bestselling
author. Michael Joseph • In André Aciman’s
The Gentleman From Peru, a group of
college friends meet a fellow guest at
the luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast,
where they’re marooned. A stranger - in
more ways than one! Faber • Is there
anything better than a new Marian Keyes?
Yes. When it’s a new MK about the Walsh
family. This one centres around Anna, but
with loads of catch-ups with Claire and
Helen and Margaret, Rachel and Luke,
Mammy Walsh (as dramatic as ever), even
the Real Men (remember them). And the
tortured but gorgeous Joey. It’s just pure
MK joy ... when she wants to emphasise
something she uses italics ... all the time,
which is just wonderful. Loved, loved,
loved My Favourte Mistake. Book of the
month! Penguin
Not much more
fun than Three Men
in a Tub with a Rubber
Duck ... Black Elephant
Vintners’ playful red. A
blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot,
and Mourvèdre. R112 from
bevintners.co.za
04 Get It Lowveld June 2024