Ruby Red Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1997) Subhi and Jimmie might both

Subhi and Jimmie might both find comfort—and maybe even freedom—as their tales unfold

Zhang Dai fled to the countryside and spent his final forty years recounting the time of creativity and renaissance during Ming rule before the violent upheaval of its collapse

They were running out of food – had nothing to sell – and had months until they would be able to harvest their crop again

oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals

Ruby Red Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1997) Subhi and Jimmie might bothIn Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby can't resist the blue eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creedbut it seems everybody else does. This dazzling novel