The Burning Land

An optimistic book suffused with Alagiah's outraged humanity * * Observer * * The emphatic authority that George Alagiah has brought to his reports from Africa for BBC News is just as strong a component of his book * * The Times * * Praise for George Alagiah: Courageous, controversial, compassionate * * Daily Mail * * As an insight into the machinations of life in a contemporary South Africa . . . it is a real eye-opener * * Bookmunch * * Hugely topical, harrowing, humane and beautifully-written. Don't miss this -- AMANDA CRAIG Pacy and stylish; immensely gripping - what a read -- JEREMY VINE A suspenseful and enlightening novel that portrays the extreme violence in the new South Africa with authority, precision of detail, and the kind of insight that makes the different factions and characters caught in the midst of the drama come vividly to life -- SHEILA KOHLER George Alagiah manages to give us the best of both worlds: an absorbing, pacy thriller with great political depth -- TAHMIMA ANAM Daring, jolting, prescient -- SIZWE MPOFU-WALSH A gripping tale of events spinning out of control in a country struggling to redefine itself * * Guardian * *