Category Archives: Botswana

Review: The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow

Posted on September 5, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

I was prompted to add The Screaming of the Innocent to my global reading challenge list by this excellent review at Petrona. My short summary review would simply be: read the book yourself, you’ll be glad you did. The Screaming … Continue reading →

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Review: The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley

Posted on February 18, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

The third of 14 books I plan to read for the medium level of the Global Reading Challenge takes place in Botswana and is the second ‘Detective Kubu’ book by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip. The book is published as … Continue reading →

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Review: A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley

Posted on March 19, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

A human body that has been picked over by hyenas is found near a resort in a remote part of Botswana. There are few clues to the person’s identity other than it’s a white person. Assistant Superintendent David ‘Kubu’ Bengu … Continue reading →

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Review: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith

Posted on February 3, 2009 by bernadetteinoz

Title: Tears of the Giraffe Author: Alexander McCall Smith Publisher: Abacus [this ed 2003, originally ed 2000] ISBN: 978-0-349-11665-5 I’m a bit behind in this series as this is only the second of what will, this year, be a ten-book … Continue reading →

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