I have lost myself in chocolate and Häagen-Dazs Cookie Dough Dynamo ice cream.
I have sat for an hour in front of the Rosetta Stone, entranced.
I have been enthralled by the artistic wealth at the Guggenheim, but it’s my boys’ bright paintings that adorn my walls.
I have directed and produced for TV and theatre. I have discovered a strange fierce liking for these creative adventures, where you wave a magic wand and make two-metre-high ghosts weep, and turn mine dumps into desert dunes.
I have been on billboards in foreign countries like …

Welcome
Welcome to the website of Natasha Sutherland’s debut book, Bittersweet! Here you will read exclusive excerpts, watch personal video interviews, read her thoughts in her blog and much more…
Welkom
Welkom by die webtuiste vir Natasha Sutherland se eerste boek, Bittersoet! Hier kan jy eksklusiewe uittreksels lees, persoonlike video-onderhoude kyk, haar gedagtes lees in haar blog en vele meer…

Welcome
Welcome to the website of Natasha Sutherland’s debut book, Bittersweet! Here you will read exclusive excerpts, watch personal video interviews, read her thoughts in her blog and much more…
Click on the video left to be personally welcomed by Natasha…
Welkom
Welkom by die webtuiste vir Natasha Sutherland se eerste boek, Bittersoet! Hier kan jy eksklusiewe uittreksels lees, persoonlike video-onderhoude kyk, haar gedagtes lees in haar blog en vele meer…
Kliek op die video links om persoonlik deur Natasha verwelkom te word…

Watch as Natasha answers questions about the inspiration behind her new book, how she dealt with heart ache and much more…

Natasha will be doing a public appearance at the following cities over the next couple of months. Watch this space for more information.
25 Augustus – Kimberley – Private Funksie
27 November – Roodekrans

’n Huis waarin daar nie ’n verslete, gemaklike stoel is nie, is sonder ’n siel.
-May Sarton
Ons het ons huis self gebou, ek en Mnr Y. Ons het op die eiendom afgekom in ons soektog na ’n ruimte wat ons ons eie kan noem. Dit was ’n groot erf wat deur die bank teruggeneem en onderverdeel is. Dit het teen ’n effense heuwel gesit, noord gekyk en was omring van akasia- en kareebome. ’n Doring van een van die bome het nog ’n gat in een van die massiewe bande op …

A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.
-May Sarton
We built our house from scratch, Mr Y and I. Whilst searching for a new space we could call our own, we stumbled onto our property-to-be. It was a big plot of land that had been repossessed by the bank and subdivided. It was north-facing, on a slight hill, and surrounded by acacia and karee trees. I remember that one of the thorns from the trees punctured a massive tyre on Mr Y’s 4×4. It was …