Sundowners

by Lesley Lokko

Book Overview

Take four friends...Rianne: beautiful, wealthy and thoroughly spoilt, she has the world at her feet but is about to risk everything. Gabrielle: intelligent, loyal and always worrying about everyone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752859218
• ISBN13: 9780752859217
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Read

I loved this book. The characters were realistic, and I loved that they were so global. You even learn a bit about geography and history while being immersed in the characters' interesting and entertaining lives. I'm desperate to find another book that was as engaging. A must read!

A Sweeping Saga of the Lives of Four Friends

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.

LOVED IT

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!!!

absolute favorite

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!