{"id":14504,"date":"2023-11-22T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/?p=14504"},"modified":"2023-11-16T10:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T08:21:40","slug":"the-only-present-you-can-open-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/blog\/2023\/11\/22\/the-only-present-you-can-open-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"The only present you can open twice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>We love a pressie. And one that you can open twice \u2026 double the joy.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>So books for Christmas is an obvious choice. Open the gift, then open the book. Whether it\u2019s a best selling novel (Jeffery Deaver\u2019s <strong>The Watch Maker\u2019s Hand<\/strong>, Steven King\u2019s <strong>Holly<\/strong>, Tess Gerritsen\u2019s <strong>The Spy Coast<\/strong>), a book for sport fans (Nick Mallett\u2019s <strong>Insights into the Rugby World Cup<\/strong>, Caster Semenya <strong>The Race to Be Myself<\/strong>), a cookery book (to open many times \u2026 <strong>Blackouts and Boerwors<\/strong> by Gret Gilowey and Karl Tessendorf, <strong>Now and Then<\/strong> by Tessa Kiros) or coffee table book (the magnificent new <strong>Mandela<\/strong>) or a children\u2019s book (Dr Seuss\u2019 <strong>How the Grinch Lost Christmas<\/strong>, David Walliams\u2019 <strong>The Blunders<\/strong>) \u2026 it\u2019s going to bring hours, if not years, of joy.<\/p>\n<p>All of these are on the <strong>Exclusive Books Festive Collection<\/strong> list \u2026 plus so many more. Look out for the glossy catalogue in store or online and browse through the 130 titles on the list \u2026 choosing just one, we must warn you, is difficult!<\/p>\n<p>Make it extra special by adding a bottle of something special \u2013 like the Inverroche Cape Fynbos gin collection \u2026 holidays, a g&amp;t, a book and a deck chair \u2026 life just got incredibly perfect! All this and more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusivebooks.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exclusivebooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love a pressie. And one that you can open twice \u2026 double the joy. So books for Christmas is an obvious choice. Open the gift, then open the book. 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