Die boodskap van die Nuwe Testament is dat Jesus die straf vir die mens se sonde op Hom geneem en vryspraak verwerf het vir diegene wat in Hom glo. Hierdie geloof in die plaasvervangende lyding van Jesus laat vrae by baie mense ontstaan. Was die wrede dood van Jesus nodig? Waarom vergewe God nie onvoorwaardelik, sonder om ’n offer te eis nie? Is God die Vader beperk in sy vergewensgesindheid? Die geloof in hemel en hel wek angs en twyfel by vele – angs vir die hel en twyfel of hulle die hemel sal ‘haal’. Kan ’n God van liefde, die God wat deur die Christelike Kerk verkondig word, so iets oor sy hart kry?

Die skrywer het geen pretensie dat hy die finale antwoord op al hierdie vrae het of dat hy die ryke betekenis van die lewe, sterwe en opstanding van Jesus kan uitput nie, maar hy hoop van harte dat die gedagtes wat volg, tog lig sal bring vir mense wat met hierdie vrae worstel.

When a bat-eared fox comes across a fearless, butt-kicking honey badger, he decides to stick with him for protection. The honey badger isn’t wild about it, until the little bat-eared fox turns out to have some useful skills, too.

A fun and fabulous picture book about friendship.

Sanri Steyn droom daarvan om eendag ’n joernalis te word. En nie sommer enige joernalis nie. Haar naam sal op almal se lippe wees ... Superjoernalis Sanri Steyn. Sy het nie verniet haar eie koerant, die Raaiselfontein Gazette, begin nie. Op die dorpie Raaiselfontein beleef Sanri en haar beste vriend, Markus, allerlei vreemde avonture – van vampiere wat op die dorp kom woon, tot ’n weerwolfmeisie wat haar opwagting in hul klas maak! Die aweregse humor en lekker grillerige avonture in hierdie gewilde reeks sal seuns en meisies vasgenael hou!

Die derde Sanri Steyn-omnibus het ’n bekostigbare prys EN sluit ’n splinternuwe storie in. Die titels in hierdie omnibus is:

• Die rustelose mummie
• Die geraamte se geheim
• Die besoek van die meerminne

Die boodskap van die Nuwe Testament is dat Jesus die straf vir die mens se sonde op Hom geneem en vryspraak verwerf het vir diegene wat in Hom glo. Hierdie geloof in die plaasvervangende lyding van Jesus laat vrae by baie mense ontstaan. Was die wrede dood van Jesus nodig? Waarom vergewe God nie onvoorwaardelik, sonder om ’n offer te eis nie? Is God die Vader beperk in sy vergewensgesindheid? Die geloof in hemel en hel wek angs en twyfel by vele – angs vir die hel en twyfel of hulle die hemel sal ‘haal’. Kan ’n
God van liefde, die God wat deur die Christelike Kerk verkondig word, so iets oor sy hart kry?

Die skrywer het geen pretensie dat hy die finale antwoord op al hierdie vrae het of dat hy die ryke betekenis van die lewe, sterwe en opstanding van Jesus kan uitput nie, maar hy hoop van harte dat die gedagtes wat volg, tog lig sal bring vir mense wat met hierdie vrae worstel.

Hierdie boek is ’n hersiene weergawe van Emma is g’n engel nie (2011).

Emma dra verskriklike verwyte in haar binneste rond. Sy het iets vreesliks gedoen en dit kou aan haar. Sy voel al klaar moeilik om lief te hê met haar mollige lyf en haar vaal gelaatstrekke. Miskien as sy ook funky en blond en pret kon wees sou sy liefde kon vind. Sy wil ook weet hoe dit voel om iemand se arms styf om jou te voel … iemand soos Burger Botha.

Dis ’n eensame pad wat sy stap en die laaste mense by wie sy kan troos soek is haar ma en suster. Die Bybelversies van haar kindertyd weergalm in haar kop en herinner haar dat sy eintlik maar ’n closet Christen is. Sy weet wat sy verkeerd gedoen het, wat sy aangevang het, maar hoe gaan sy dit regmaak? Waar begin sy om na vergifnis te soek?

As ’n mens nie van jouself hou nie is dit moeilik om te glo dat iemand anders van jou sal kan hou. En as Emma nie haarself kan vergewe, of vir haarself lief kan wees nie, wie sal ooit kan? Sy voel allesbehalwe soos ’n engel, eintlik meer soos ’n duiwel, om die waarheid te sê. Haar skuld is te swaar om alleen te dra.

Emma het gehoor dat bevryding jou vlerke gee, en daar is soveel engel-vroue rondom haar met vlerke. Dalk kan hulle haar help om haar eie vlerke te kry sodat sy uiteindelik vry en haarself kan wees.

The beautifully observed human dynamics of Sarah Moss meets the emo-apocalypse of The Last of Us, a gripping, moving novel about siblings, sex and the end of the world.

Luke, Connor, Thea and Violet spend their first holiday together alone in their father's house in France. The boys don't really know him - he left their mother when she was still pregnant with Connor, getting together with the girls' mother soon afterwards - and they don't really know their half-sisters, either. Luke, the eldest and most easy going of the four, is keen to bring a new shape to their overlapping, unconventional family; Connor and Thea, born just six months apart but a world of difference between them, are attracted to each other, something they try not to acknowledge but which keeps pushing its way to the surface; Violet, the youngest, is trying to figure some things out about herself, and trying desperately to forget others.

Sex, in its multiple pleasurable divergences and forms, disturbances and abuses, is on the minds of all of the siblings during the hot, lethargic summer days next to the pool. Meanwhile the land is responding and reacting to something inexplicable and eerie. There is a sound, a strong buzzing tonal undercurrent that only Connor can hear, and when Violet one night sees a plane light abruptly drop and disappear in the night sky, it signals the unsettling beginning of something that threatens so much more than their turbulent holiday...

Three dogs, two humans, one boat. And a whole ocean of friends!

Sandi, with an i not a y, and her two pups Brownie and Lucy have THE BEST life.

They get to travel with their human parents all across the waters of False Bay. They make friends with:

•Penguins that sound just like donkeys
•A gannet that dives better than an Olympic swimmer
•Maaaany dolphins (who are part of a mega pod)
•And even a whale who blows a big hole in the sky

Join these incredible dogs and read all about their WONDERFUL andEXCITING adventures on the ocean!

You can also learn some fun facts about the animals the dogs meet.

This book is IDEAL for any one who cares about the ocean and its animals.

A new start for Captain Marvel!

After facing off against the Brood with the X-Men and losing someone she holds dear, Carol Danvers needs a break. But she's not about to get it now! A slinky new cosmic threat has come for Earth's Mightiest, and they know just which surprise legacy villain to recruit to really wreck Carol's world!

When the disgruntled Nitro transports Captain Marvel, Chewie the Flerken, baby Gerry and some cantankerous Luddite troublemakers to a strange planet, Spider-Woman - Gerry's mom - is left in a panic. As the mismatched group figures out how to get along and survive, Jessica Drew desperately seeks out help from some of Earth's greatest heroes!

But the deadly menaces keep coming, including the spooky alien Nada and the Feral Five!

The extraordinary lost novel from the nobel prize-winning author of LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA and ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE.

Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar. She is happily married and has no reason to escape the world she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, she travels here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover.

Amid sultry days and tropical downpours, lotharios and conmen, Ana journeys further each year into the hinterland of her desire, and the fear that sits quietly at her heart.

Constantly surprising and wonderfully sensual, Until August is a profound meditation on freedom, regret, and the mysteries of love, from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.

Om na ’n nuwe dorp en ’n nuwe skool te trek is nooit maklik nie, maar vir die skaam Nea is dit nog moeiliker.

Dalk is Keisha se verjaarsdagpartytjie tog ’n nuwe begin – veral toe sy sien Keisha hou net so baie van eenhorings soos sy!

Terwyl hulle wegkruipertjie speel, ontdek Nea ’n geheime tonnel in die tuin … en deur die tonnel, in die middel van ’n magiese woud, is ’n eenhoring wat vassit in die modder!

Sal Nea en Keisha vir Luna, die eenhoring, kan red … en maats word in die proses?

A funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, love – and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.

WHO IS ADA?

With Sadie she's an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food. With Stuart she's funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides. With her family she's the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer. But she doesn't have to choose which version of herself to be… right?

Ada's answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both.

But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it?

Go Lightly is a tribute to party girls who'd rather enjoy the present than fear the future or regret the past, and a love letter to the community you find when you're far from home.

Discover the tools to identify healthy and toxic behaviours in all areas of life and separate the red flags from the green, from TikTok psychologist Dr Ali Fenwick

CRACK THE BEHAVIOURAL CODE BEHIND EVERYDAY DRAMA

Is there a situation(ship) you can’t find your way out of?

Do you wish you could spot toxic friendships from afar?

Or maybe you feel like you’ve had enough of some people, but struggle to set boundaries?

From gaslighting crushes and pushy parents to bosses that take credit for your work, Red Flags, Green Flags will transform how you interpret and handle any situation, leading you straight into a fuss-free existence.

An internationally renowned psychologist and behavioural expert Dr Ali Fenwick is here to guide you through the most crucial red and green flags – unhealthy and healthy social conduct – and equip you with the psychological explanation behind each one. Improve your emotional intelligence and learn how to understand your own needs and expectations when it comes to relationship building.

The clock is ticking.

To save her life you must take another.

When Jack Morgan is invited to the luxurious Monaco coast to set up a new Private office, it seems like the perfect opportunity to relax in an iconic destination.

But the vacation is quickly cut short when Jack's partner Justine is abducted.

The kidnappers send Jack clear instructions - and a gun. If he wants to see the woman he loves again, he must take a life in exchange for hers.

Jack soon becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that will come to a head at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Hours from disaster, Jack must find Justine and her kidnappers - and put a stop to whatever they have planned next.

Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .

In this darkly funny story with a big heart, meet the four women who have two things in common: 1) they were all pushed too far in their abusive relationships, and 2) they all have a corpse to dispose of...

Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did.

But Sally isn't the only woman in town reaching breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising friendship is formed.

So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it?

A wild night of partying and a run-in with one of the most notorious drug dealers in Gauteng turns Barries’ life upside down.

The police give him one simple choice – if he wants to stay out of jail, he has to spend the next six weeks on a farm, near a small coastal town in the Eastern Cape, right in the middle of nowhere. With his estranged father.

Slowly but surely, Barries comes to realise that the bottle of brandy stashed under the bed is not the only – or the darkest – secret his father is hiding.

Breath, a translation of the best-selling Asem, is a gripping novel for teens that doesn’t hesitate to tackle difficult themes.

Black Economic Empowerment has not had a positive image in the media. This is partly thanks to a few individuals who became mega-rich overnight, while the majority of black people, who were supposed to benefit, remained poor. One company that did things differently is Brimstone, founded in 1995 by an accountant and an insurance salesman who did not want to leave their community behind. This is an inspiring story of small beginnings, resilience and a social conscience in business.

This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller. She saw a better future than the one we were given and gave her life to build it.

It's a story about Dylan Ward, a woman who grew up in the frontier of human existence and misses it every single day.

It's a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.

It's a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.

This is the story of the first murder on Mars.

Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.

Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties – successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father’s death, he’s medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women – his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke.

Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.

For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude – a period of desire, despair and possibility – a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking

Rebekkah Keller was ’n tiener toe haar pa oorlede is. Om aan die knaende verdriet te ontsnap begin sy lengte ná lengte vryslag in die skoolwembad te swem. Meer as twintig jaar later woon Rebekkah steeds in Bloemfontein. Sy is geskei van haar man en sy werk voltyds by ’n prokureursfirma. Sy swem nooit meer nie. Een oggend stuur Rebekkah se beste vriendin vir haar ’n nuusberig wat die mat onder haar voete uitruk. Die verlede spoel soos ’n fratsgolf oor haar.

In this riveting memoir Sparg traces not only her experience in MK - often as the only woman in training camps in Angola - and her friendship with Chris Hani, Joe Slovo and Thabo Mbeki, but also her secret return to South Africa, the three police-station bombs, her sudden arrest and her years of imprisonment. Guilty and Proud is the gripping tale of a woman who defied stereotypes and, at great personal cost, stood up for her beliefs.

Bea Malan, oftewel, Koningin Bea, vind met 'n skok uit haar ouers gaan skei en dat sy en haar ma na Johannesburg verhuis. Nou bevind sy haar tussen vreemde kinders in 'n stad wat sy nie ken nie en 'n skool wat sy nie verstaan nie. Maar namate haar geheim al swaarder op haar druk, beweeg sy nader daaraan om nuwe mense – en dinge – in haar lewe toe te laat. Sy sal moet grootword as sy nie wil toelaat dat die lewe haar soos borrelgom kou nie.

Dié diabetes-leefstylgids, wat oorspronklik in Engels verskyn het en waarvan meer as 40 000 eksemplare wêreldwyd verkoop is, is ’n onontbeerlike hulpmiddel vir enigiemand, van jonk tot oud, met Tipe 1- of Tipe 2-diabetes. Sukkel jy dalk reeds met insulienweerstandigheid, metaboliese sindroom of prediabetes? Slaan diabetes betyds hok met die leefstylwenke en maklike resepte in hierdie boek.

Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods.

As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.

When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back. Maeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite.

Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie’s chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don’t take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie’s viciousness or Maeve’s selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution…

A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his brother, and himself, amid the chaos of Nigeria’s civil war—a story of love, friendship, and brotherhood by the two-time Booker Prize finalist.

Set in Nigeria in the late 1960s, The Road to the Country is the epic story of a shy, bookish student haunted by long-held guilt and shame who must go to war to free himself. When his younger brother disappears as the country explodes in civil war, Kunle must set out on an impossible rescue mission. Kunle’s search for his brother becomes a journey of atonement that will see him conscripted into the breakaway Biafran army and forced to fight a war he hardly understands, all while navigating the prophecies of a local Seer, he who marks Kunle as an abami eda—one who will die and return to life.

The story of a young man seeking redemption in a country on fire, Chigozie Obioma’s novel is an odyssey of love and unimaginable courage set during one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the African continent. Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling, inspired, and emotionally powerful novel, The Road to the Country is Chigozie Obioma’s masterpiece.

In five knockout chapters covering Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, Trusty Traybakes, Cupboard Love and Perfect Puds, Jamie has produced a cookbook that will fit seamlessly into your life.

Simply Jamie exists to inspire you to get cooking – it’s full of delicious, achievable recipes you’ll love to make. Whatever your needs, you can trust that these tried and tested recipes will slot right into the rhythms of your week – from 20-minute-to-table dishes and no-time-to-shop cupboard rescues to weekend wins that create smart leftover ideas, meaning mealtimes are a doddle in the days that follow.

Recipes include:

• Jarred Pepper Pasta
• Roasted Veg with Camembert Fondue
• Batch-It-Up Bolognese
• Gochujang Chicken Noodle Traybake
• 8 Cool Ways with Salmon
• Smash Burger
• Spicy Paneer & Veg Squash Bake
• Tin Raid Fishcakes
• Hot & Crispy Ice Cream Parcel
• Epic Sticky Toffee Pudding

This is a book about inspiration and bringing joy back into the kitchen.