Penguin Random House South Africa: 694 books

Everyone calls me Pumpkin. Firstly, because I was a fat, chubby-cheeked baby. And, secondly, because when Ma was pregnant with me, no matter how much pumpkin she ate, she just couldn't get enough ...'. Lusaka. 1978. Pumpkin is nine years old. Her fashionable mother is the queen of Tudu Court, but...

Gideon Lancaster, a New Zealand soldier fighting for the British, infiltrates a Boer commando. He soon finds himself entangled in a confusion of loyalties as he becomes better acquainted with the men and, worse, falls in love with Esther Calitz, a Boer woman of considerable mettle who demands his...

When a notorious food blogger drops dead in a fancy Hermanus restaurant right in front of Detective Storm van der Merwe, Storm finds herself at the centre of a rotten mess: the blogger’s killer meal was laced with death cups, a mushroom more poisonous than even her most toxic restaurant review....

‘The braai’ is without a doubt, the favourite pastime of most South Africans. Whatever the occasion – from build-ups to important rugby, soccer or cricket games, through birthdays and long weekends, or simply relaxing after a long working week – there is no second invitation required to get...

Chloe Cartwright is an eccentric yet brilliant prize-winning writer, who has always been more focused on political causes than cooking a wholesome meal for her family. Her daughter, Hannah, has never been much good at anything - other than shoplifting, that is. Hannah lacks direction and scrambles...

Few travellers through the relentless expanse of the Karoo take in much beyond the band of tar stretching arrow-straight ahead of them through the endlessness. Yet this ancient land hides a treasure trove of rock art: the scorched mountains at its southern edge contain countless overhangs and caves...

After suffering through a year of ‘res’ food at university, Hein Scholtz was more than happy to dust off his apron and put his lifelong passion for food and cooking to good use when he moved into his first apartment. Now, after years of cooking healthy and inexpensive, yet satisfying meals for...

Since 1964, South African newspaper readers have loved and relied on Angela Day’s recipes. Appearing in The Star, The Pretoria News, The Cape Argus and The Daily News, this twice-weekly column (latterly included as part of the Verve supplement) has provided a culinary helpline and recipes for economical...

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that affects millions of South Africans. One of the first steps in managing diabetes is adapting our eating habits until we achieve optimum sugar levels. But this doesn’t mean having to say goodbye to all the foods we love. People with diabetes can still enjoy delicious...

‘The braai’ is without a doubt, the favourite pastime of most South Africans. Whatever the occasion – from build-ups to important rugby, soccer or cricket games, through birthdays and long weekends, or simply relaxing after a long working week – there is no second invitation required to get...

‘The braai’ is without a doubt, the favourite pastime of most South Africans. Whatever the occasion – from build-ups to important rugby, soccer or cricket games, through birthdays and long weekends, or simply relaxing after a long working week – there is no second invitation required to get...

‘The braai’ is without a doubt, the favourite pastime of most South Africans. Whatever the occasion – from build-ups to important rugby, soccer or cricket games, through birthdays and long weekends, or simply relaxing after a long working week – there is no second invitation required to get...

‘The braai’ is without a doubt, the favourite pastime of most South Africans. Whatever the occasion – from build-ups to important rugby, soccer or cricket games, through birthdays and long weekends, or simply relaxing after a long working week – there is no second invitation required to get...

Jackie Cameron made her first biscuits under the watchful eyes of her grandmothers and it was in their kitchens that she came to understand the special relationship between food and family. She pays tribute to these early infuences by including some of their cherished recipes in her book. But she...