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The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon Stone. Actor Sharon Stone tells her own story: a journey of healing, love and purpose. Stone suffered a massive stroke in 2001 that cost her not only her health, but her career, family, fortune and global fame. Here, she chronicles her efforts to rebuild her life and writes about her slow road back to wholeness. In a world where too many voices are silenced, Stone found the courage to speak up and the will to make a difference in the lives of many around the globe.

When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky. In 1969, while a student at Wits University, Schlapobersky was arrested for opposing apartheid and was tortured, detained and eventually deported. Interrogated through sleep deprivation, he later wrote secretly in solitary confinement about his struggle for survival. In this exquisitely written memoir, the author reflects on the singing of the condemned prisoners, the poetry, songs and texts that saw him through his ordeal. Out in July.

The Poisoners by Imraan Coovadia. A history of poisons and their hold on the imagination of South Africans, from an acclaimed novelist and critic. The book reconstructs four devastating chapters in the making of southern Africa that were shaped by poison and continue to affect the region’s politics. But this book is not only a history – it is also an essay on the meaning of race and the unhappy history of black and white in the southern section of the African continent; and an exploration of the nature of good and evil.

Out in September.