Brakenstroom is a book about people I had met and knew; stories I had heard from friends and customers. Some of the stories are hard to believe, but every one of them is true. Truth can be stranger than fiction.
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South Africa is a land of immigrants.Most of the Jewish emigrants from Europe travelled to America, but the few that came to South Africa were more adventurous, lured by the stories of enormous wealth. Very few made their fortunes on the gold and diamond fields. Most prospered in businesses to service the prospectors and the families that followed them.
This book is a collection of short stories about Brakenstroom and a few of its inhabitants. These are stories that the author heard from his parents and their friends. All are based on truth but in most instances, a number of personalities have been merged to create a single character, for example the story about Meish is actually the story of three different men.
Pieces of Eight is an eclectic collection of eight imaginative novellas/short stories. Themes represented in the work are science fiction, paranormal, psychological drama, humor, murder/revenge and astrological fulfillment. Pieces of Eight is the com
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