{"id":30159,"date":"2023-11-30T14:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=30159"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:27:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:27:17","slug":"half-a-dozen-great-reads-plus-a-jilly-cooper-swoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2023\/11\/30\/half-a-dozen-great-reads-plus-a-jilly-cooper-swoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Half a dozen great reads. Plus a JILLY COOPER! Swoon."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30162 size-large alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-400x304.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-696x529.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-1068x812.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle-552x420.jpg 552w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tackle.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of 50-plus women around the world are feeling flushed. Nope &#8230; not menopause. It\u2019s the rakish Rupert Campbell-Black &#8211; the handsomest man in England. We fell for him way back in 1985 in Riders &#8230; and he\u2019s back. This time he\u2019s off his (high) horse and buying a football club to appease his daughter Bianca, who wants him to sign up her superstar striker boyfriend. There are explosive fights and ravishing girls and glamorous WAGS (all of whom lust after Rupe, obvs). All scandals, sabotage and seductions &#8230; <strong>Tackle!<\/strong> is pure Jilly Cooper hedonistic bliss. All our bookclub Christmas dreams wrapped up in one glorious beach read. Penguin \u2022 Is it even Christmas if you don\u2019t buy your dad the latest Wilbur Smith? Although he died in 2021, the historical stories continue, written by Mark Chandobourn. <strong>Testament<\/strong> is the epic new novel of Ancient Egypt &#8230; all fragile power and divided kingdoms, a millennia-old riddle and dark evil. <em>Zaffre<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30164\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-131x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-131x400.jpg 131w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-336x1024.jpg 336w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-768x2342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-504x1536.jpg 504w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-672x2048.jpg 672w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-696x2122.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar-138x420.jpg 138w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/franschoek-cellar.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/>If you\u2019re going big for your festive book club bash &#8230; maybe grilled or braaied prawns, teriyaki salmon, creamy mussels, then you should stock up on <strong>Franschhoek Cellar Statue de Femme Sauvignon Blanc 2023.<\/strong> With flavours of attractive Cape gooseberry, passionate fruit and green fig, it\u2019s the perfect Summer wine. Any leftovers (as if!) can be happily served on Christmas Day. R539.99 for a case from franschhoekcellar.co.za<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30163\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2053\" height=\"997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen.jpg 2053w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-400x194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-1536x746.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-2048x995.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-696x338.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-1068x519.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-865x420.jpg 865w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-Tess-Gerritsen-1920x932.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2053px) 100vw, 2053px\" \/>In <strong>The Secret<\/strong>, Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned to investigate the death of a hospital patient who, after being asked some questions by two strangers, falls to his death from this hospital room window. Office politics, a cold-blooded killer, a long kept secret. We know Reacher will bring the bad guys to justice. But as always with Lee Child and Andrew Child\u2019s hero, the question is will he do it the official way, or his way? <em>Bantam<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A city in turmoil. A deadly conspiracy. And a race against time. Jeffery Deaver\u2019s <strong>The<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Watchmaker\u2019s Hand<\/strong> sees Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs investigate the crane that crashed down in Manhattan, sending panic across New York, and, according to the NYPD, sabotage arranged by a political group. And watching the investigation from the shadows is the elusive assassin The Watchmaker. Loads of twists to keep you guessing.<em> Harper Collins Publishers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A retired spy. A silver-haired book club. A body. Tess Gerritsen\u2019s thriller <strong>The Spy Coast<\/strong> introduces retired spy Maggie Bird, and is the first in what promises to be a sensational Martini Club series. <em>Penguin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30161\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-400x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-400x293.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-696x510.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-1068x782.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec-573x420.jpg 573w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/books-dec.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>In<strong> Just Between Us<\/strong>, by Adele Parks, a woman is missing &#8230; a woman who has been living a secret life, married to two men, one of whom is the main suspect. In a small village some distance away, another woman lives with her father, who\u2019s caring for her while she recovers from illness. These two stories collide in a way you just don\u2019t see coming. Only on finishing this terrific read did we discover it\u2019s the sequel to Both of You &#8230; you don\u2019t need to have read that first to enjoy this, but we wish we had. Double the enjoyment! <em>HQ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you read C.M. Ewan\u2019s The Interview, you know you\u2019re in for a thrilling read with <strong>The House Hunt.<\/strong> A woman with a past. A house buyer who\u2019s not all he appears to be. And a massive twist. Loved it! <em>Macmillan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All books available at\u00a0<strong>Exclusive Books<\/strong>\u00a0or online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusivebooks.co.za\/\">exclusivebooks.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of 50-plus women around the world are feeling flushed. Nope &#8230; not menopause. 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