Justin Fox (3)
Author of Cape Town Calling: From Mandela to Theroux on the Mother City
For other authors named Justin Fox, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Justin Fox
Series
Works by Justin Fox
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Places of residence
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Education
- Oxford University (D.Phil |English Literature)
- Occupations
- journalist
travel writer
novelist
photographer - Organizations
- Getaway magazine
University of Cape Town
Members
Reviews
The Wolf Hunt: U-Boat warfare in South African… by Justin Fox
Same ships, different tasks, as they convert from minesweeping to sub-hunting. Good story with a good cast of characters as we look into WW2 naval action on the Southern Coast of Africa. Looking forward to more from this author.
Interesting series about WW2 in a different part of the worldwide conflict-South Africa. Early days and makeshift weapons, fishing boats converted into mine sweepers. Good characters and a convincing plot get the series off to a good start.
WW2, Royal Navy, South Africa, 1940s, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, naval-history, action-adventure*****
Lieutenant Jack Pembroke had his ship sunk at Dunkirk, spent months in hospital with a badly broken leg, has PTSD, lost his mother to a bombing in London, and now is under his father the admiral's thumb commanding a group of minesweepers off the South African coast. To top it all off, too many of the locals hate the British and favor Hitler. What a mess! Good character development, plot, and outstanding depictions of the beauty of the area. I learned a lot while enjoying this tale!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Sapere Books via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)
Lieutenant Jack Pembroke had his ship sunk at Dunkirk, spent months in hospital with a badly broken leg, has PTSD, lost his mother to a bombing in London, and now is under his father the admiral's thumb commanding a group of minesweepers off the South African coast. To top it all off, too many of the locals hate the British and favor Hitler. What a mess! Good character development, plot, and outstanding depictions of the beauty of the area. I learned a lot while enjoying this tale!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Sapere Books via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)
This is an excellent collection of essays by various writers showing many faces of Cape Town. I liked that I could relate to them all even though many were new to me, an ex-Capetonian.
Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Members
- 67
- Popularity
- #256,179
- Rating
- 3.3
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 32
- Languages
- 2