Drum – 08 August 2019

THEPRIORYOFTHEORANGE

TREE

BY SAMANTHA SHANNON

(BLOOMSBURY) R479*

Following the end of Game of

Thrones and this came highly

recommended. But this is pretty

far from the blood and gore of

Westeros.Therearea lotofcharac-

terssoitcanbeconfusingatfirst,

especiallyastheauthortakesher

timeinbuildingthestories.But

onceyou’vegotit,you’llbehooked

intheworldsoftheEastandWest.

QueenSabrantheNinthmust

conceivea femaleheirtoprotect

herqueendom,warriorTanéis

hassworntodefendhercountry

andEadDuryansecretlyprotects

Sabran.Thisisn’ta rip-throughread

• setasidetimetogetsweptupin
  theiradventures.– CHARLENEROLLS

READ

THESE

BOOKS

Good reads

Get stuck in a gripping female-driven fantasy, an emotional

family drama and a dark psychological mystery

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Berenson, a gifted painter married

to a sought-after photographer,

shoots her husband five times in

the face and refuses to say a word

afterwards.

She literally just stops talking

and nobody can figure out why.

She’s sent to a psychiatric hos-

pital after being found guilty of

murder and Theo Faber, a criminal

psychotherapist, becomes ob-

sessed with getting her to talk

about why she committed the

inexplicable crime.

Others have tried before him

• and failed – but he’s convinced
  he has what it takes to break this
  headline-grabbing case.
  It’s a dark story in which
  the intentions of most of the
  characters are completely murky
  and you can’t tell what all the
  agendas are.
  It does all come together in the
  end and even though I guessed the
  twist before it came, it was still
  worth the read. – CHARLENE ROLLS

THEROSIERESULT

BYGRAEMESIMSION

(PENGUIN)R219*

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CHILL OUT

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started with The Rosie Project and

I’m both happy and sad it’s over.

This book jumps ahead a few

years since we last read about Don

and Rosie in The Rosie Effect, and

this time the unlikely couple are

facing a new challenge.

Their son is having trouble at

school and the couple must figure

out how they can help him without

hindering him. Don, as always,

tries to solve the problem using

logic and reason, which has both

hilarious and poignant results.

I liked how the writing wasn’t too

heavy despite some of the serious

topics (autism, bullying, domestic

violence) and the tone for the kids’

interactions was appropriate.

But it’s the emotional exchanges

between the characters that

make this book better than the

previous two. If you haven’t yet

read this series, I suggest you

get it now if you like books about

family dramas and emotional

connections. – CHARLENE ROLLS

THE SILENT PATIENT

BY ALEX MICHAELIDES

(ORION) R219*

There’s nothing like a good tale full

of twists and turns when it’s cold

outside and all you want to do is

snuggle under the blankets.

This is one of those. The plot

GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES is certainly intriguing. Alicia