How  wonderful to be listening on a lazy Sunday afternoon to SAFM Radio, and the Fireside Chat with Roger Webster.

His topic today was the book, The Strandveld, Africa's Foot of Isolation, by Marius Diemont. 

Wonderful stories about the history of the area stretching from just beyond Hermanus to the mouth of the Breede River - adventures of its pioneers and gripping tales of shipwrecks, skulduggery and bravery along this eastern coastline of South Africa. The book is a veritable treasure chest of information about the towns of the area - such as Bredasdorp, Napier, Arniston - and stories about the old farms, the new wineries, the birds, the whales and the fauna and flora. The entire book is richly illustrated with colour photographs. Thank you, Roger Webster, for telling listeners about this great great find! 

About Marius Diemont

"I have been privileged to have known much of this coast for more than fifty years and I have a deep attachment to its isolation and splendour," says author Marius Diemont, a former journalist and PR consultant. The pleasure of angling and being at the sea first drew him to this unspoiled coast and for the past 30 years he and his family have holidayed at the family's Arniston home.

This book can be purchased out any of our local bookstores or through our online shops.