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"I flew through the remainder unable to put it down to the detriment of my sleep and work... heartening for a number of reasons... it is a South African novel, telling an original tale, set in the modern day by a debutant writer of great potential... This is the perfect novel for a person who seeks escapism and relaxation in their reading but requires something more than Barbara Cartland or John Grisham can offer on the intellectual front." www.Capuan.com
"Despite the morbidity of the setting the story is eccentrically funny with a chorus of marvelous characters and a cheering resolution. As the blurb promises it is an irresistable tale of human possibility. Consuelo Roland is a wise, perceptive writer and a welcome new voice on the local scene." Michelle Magwood, Sunday Times Recommends
Selected via e-mail poll of South African readers as one of 30 Centre for the Book's 'must read' South African Books for the 2007 Cape Town International Book Fair
"This book is a fast-paced, witty, enjoyable read. I look forward to Roland’s next novel." Lauri Meldau, The Write Company |
"Consuelo Roland's début The Good Cemetery Guide was popular with the panel for its inventiveness. This quirky story of a Kalk Bay undertaker is, they said, 'playful, imaginative, surprising," and showed a refreshing linguistic skill." Sunday Times Lifestyle, May 7 2006, THE SHORT LIST for The Sunday Times Fiction Prize
"Remarkable first novel. The needs of the dead and those of the living are superbly captured. ...The Good Cemetery Guide is a book which is much more than the sum of its parts. It is beautifully written and each page is a sensory pleasure to read." Beverley Roos Muller, Cape Argus
"’n Tikkie geheimsinnigheid, ’n handvol verbeeldingsvlug, ’n dun strepie van die makabere in die andersins suiwer goud. O ja, amper vergeet, diamantsmokkelary loop so dik soos die snoek. Ek meng metafore, maar dis ’n juweel van ’n boek." Madelein van Biljon, Beeld
Receives honourable mention accolade from judges of the English Academy Olive Schreiner Prize for Prose 2006 who describe it as "an intensely readable creation of story and character."
"This first novel of Consuelo Roland - which confronts the issue of death head on in a sensitive and sometimes humorous manner has been highly acclaimed. You can smell the sea, hear the 4.30 train to Muizenberg and feel the grit in your eyes when the South-Easter picks up. Highly recommended. " Barry Tyson, The Other Guide
"Kerkhof-gids' laat lag en huil ...Die skrywer maak ruim gebruik van die diepste metafore oor die lewe en dood, liefde en verlies, met makabere tikkies humor in Anthony se gedagtewereld....en haar Afrikaanse agtergrondsketse en name is onberispelik. ’n Heerlike boek om jou te laat lag, dink, gril en weer lag. " Madeleine Roux, Volksblad |
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