Gordimer provides the reader with a realistic picture of contemporary South Africa.

This well-written novel teaches the reader the importance of looking behind the photograph, removing the layers to discover the truth. The iconic photo by Dorothea Lange is the heart of the novel. Mary Coin brings to mind The Dollmaker by Arnow and The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck, as well as The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Highly recommended for book groups.

This is not your traditional western. Yet it has many of the characteristics of the genre, e.g. language, dark vs light, romance of the west, etc. It also has a lot of laugh-outloud humour, a characteristic not usually associated with westerns. Highly recommended for fans of literary fiction.

Ozick is a brilliant writer & Foreign Bodies is a "must read" for book clubs.

Well-written novel of a family facing a crisis. The reactions of the characters feel remarkably true. Highly recommended for book clubs.