Tag: Writer

Rayne Kruger: Meet South African Writer And His Remarkable Life

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Harriet Whitmore

Rayne Kruger was a South African-born writer, historian and property developer. He wrote the best-selling Boer War history, Goodbye Dolly Gray, and later became the business brain behind his wife Prue Leith’s restaurant empire. He died in December 2002, aged 80. KEY POINTS Born Charles Rayne Kruger on 29 January 1922 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. […]

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Natasha Shishmanian: The Woman Behind Britain’s Most Famous Radio Voice

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Harriet Whitmore

Right, so everyone knows Chris Evans, yeah? You know, the bloke on the radio for years on end. But his wife? That’s a different story entirely. Most people haven’t got a clue who Natasha Shishmanian actually is. Which is crazy, because she is proper interesting. I first noticed her years ago when I was leafing […]

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