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Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 23 - "The Promise"

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Award-winning author Damon Galgut says he’s often amazed at the number of people who’ve missed the nuanced humour in his novel “The Promise”.

The book is up for the fiction prize in this year’s “Sunday Times Literary Awards, in partnership with Exclusive Books”.

Hot1027’s Jenny Crwys Williams has more….
20 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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