Sundowners [Import] [Paperback]

Lesley Lokko (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Orion mass market paperback; New Ed edition (June 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752859471
• ISBN-13: 978-0752859477
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,033,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars absolute favorite, October 16, 2005

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G. Lane - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sundowners (Hardcover)

This book will make you cry, laugh, scream, but most of all it leaves you begging for more even after its 800 or so pages. Its like a great traveling primetime show. By far my favorite book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweeping Saga of the Lives of Four Friends, July 18, 2006

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Alisa Gomez (Trinidad, West Indies) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sundowners (Hardcover)

This is the best novel I have read for a long time. The book is an account of the lives of four friends, intertwining and diverging, and an honest telling of the trials that come with living. A theme that weaves throughout most of the book is that of the psychological crutches that remain with us beyond childhood, into our adult lives and relationships. Charmaine, Nathalie, Gabrielle and Rianne all struggle to develop beyond the narrow confines of their upbringing.
Of course, the most compelling theme is love, and its most fascinating development occurs between Rianne and Riitho. What an incredible story, set among the trappings of South African apartheid-era mindsets, though burgeoning in foreign locales like England and Paris. What a powerful man! The Riitho character is a trademark of Lokko, however, as I had first read her later book "Saffron Skies", where there is a similarly striking, strong, independent black man who attracts women like a magnet. That doesn't make him any less appealing!
"Sundowners" is a great read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT, March 4, 2006

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jess.m (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sundowners (Paperback)

LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT, favourite book of the moment by far (fell in love with riitho in about 2 seconds :D). an amazing read with just the right amount of everything; innocence, love, friendship and my fav HISTORY, great for if u no nothing on the apartheid and u wanna learn a little history and not be bored out of your brains while doing so!!!