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The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam (Hardcover)

by Lauren Liebenberg (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd (31 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844084647
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844084647
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 297,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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** 'Full of memorable characters and flavoured with the intensity of childhood, this is a debut that stays with the reader long after the last page is read' WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY 'An evocative debut ... told from the vantage point of an eight-year-old girl growing up on an isolated farm: a small world in human terms but enriched by the sights and smells of Africa' MAIL ON SUNDAY


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'This is an outstanding first novel.'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and haunting, 15 Jun 2008
By kehs (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I found this to be a wonderful book, narrated by Nyree, an 8-year-old girl who is growing up in Rhodesia with her sister in the 1970s. We hear about the country's political unrest as seen through Nyree's eyes and her childlike understanding of it. Her story is filled with a child's innocence and faery tales about malevolent spirits, the mixture gelling to create a superbly dark tale. When the sisters' world is disturbed by the arrival of their cousin Ronin, you realise that some very bad events are going to occur because he brings with him a deep sense of gloomy foreboding. At times this book made me laugh out loud, but there are other moments of great sorrow that had me reaching for the tissues to mop my tears. I loved the way that Liebenburg gave her writing a Grimm style flavouring. For me it added to the darkness that surrounded this time in history. Overall, this was a funny, sad, poignant and haunting read and one that will stay with me for some time to come.

I have just one tiny criticism in that I would have preferred to have footnotes, rather than a glossary at the back of the book, for ease of referral when looking up the Afrikaan and Rhodesian slang.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, 6 Jun 2008
By rubbah "rubbah" (Hertfordshire) - See all my reviews
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book as I was purely reading because the title interested me initially. However, I was quickly drawn into Nyree and Chia's world, where they are influenced by fairytales, their grandfather's biblical views and their father's absence.
However, their blissful life is destroyed when Ronin, an unwanted cousin arrives.
My only complaint is that Ronin's motives are never really clear and all we know about him is that he is bad, we don't know why he is or what he feels about the events of the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam and became attatched to the narrator Nyree.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First Novel?, 8 Dec 2008
Wow! I cannot believe this is a first novel. Right from the start I was lost in this book, in fact, I felt like I was there in Rodesia. Having been told a lot by a friend who was raised in South Africa this was like a confirming re-vist.

Really well written with strong, believable characters. I felt so sorry for the girls who were left to get on with things as the adults just seemed so self preoccupied. I shared their up and downs, fears, joys along with the down right scary moments and times.

I thoroughly recommend this book it gets a 5 star from me
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5.0 out of 5 stars Our book club
a wonderful book, bought it for a book club read, was voted the best yet, what more con I say.
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