Finance. Trauma to Triumph. Hope. Here’s the fabulous round up of books we’re reading this week…
Money impacts our health, relationships, and careers, yet financial confidence remains a major barrier for many women. Financial Confidence for Her Wellbeing is an insightful guide exploring the deep connection between financial wellness and overall wellbeing. Dr Mavis Mazhura shows that financial confidence isn’t just about earning more — it’s about building the habits, resilience, and self-belief. Whether you are starting your financial journey or seeking greater freedom, this practical guide provides the actionable strategies you need to transform your relationship with money. Reach Publishers
Blending personal testimony with practical tools, the book examines how trauma and adversity shape the way people live, work, lead and relate – and offers a path towards healing, self-awareness and authentic transformation. In Trauma to Triumph, author Karen Botha draws on her own lived experience as well as her professional work in law, mediation and conflict resolution to explore the lasting effects of trauma on the nervous system, communication, conflict responses, self-worth and belonging. Quickfox Publishing
For 21 years, Heather sacrifices everything — her family, home, career, and reputation — to rehabilitate her son’s killer, Smith, and secure his release. Despised by society and accused of betraying her son’s memory, she even walks away from a terrifyingly deep love to stay focused on her mission. Sally Cranswick’s first novel Of All Things, We Need Hope is a powerful story of forgiveness, restorative justice, and the unstoppable endurance of a mother’s love. R330. Modjaji Books
What happens when you leave everything you know behind – and discover where you truly belong? In her deeply personal memoir A Bluebird in a Baobab, homeopathic clinician and tutor Jeri Lynn Johnson Russell steps away from the isolated, cubicle-driven efficiency of Western life to immerse herself in unique African cultures. What follows is a challenging yet beautiful journey of raw storytelling and emotional honesty. Ultimately, Russell confronts discomfort, embraces the unknown, and discovers a profound sense of resilience, community, and belonging. It is a compelling read for anyone looking to take a leap of faith, connect with others, and find a more meaningful, aligned way of living in an ever-changing world. R295. Blue Weaver
The Seeker Effect by Anne Schlebush is a must-read speculative fiction foray into a dystopian future in which the drowning earth’s orbit has shifted, and times are out of joint. Five citizens have been temporarily let out of their isolation pods, and they are ready to do anything to avoid returning to the pointlessness of that incarceration. The book skilfully weaves determination, fear, humour, magic realism, mystery, psychology, science and climate, along with the pace of a thriller. The tight writing delivers insights on being human and asks how to erode, and maybe decimate, authoritarianism. This book takes a wider lens and looks at humanity and the handling of populations. A book for our times. R360. Modjaji Books
