Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 49 - "All Gamorrahs Are The Same"

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South African author Thenjiwe Mswane says she used her debut novel to open the discussion around mental health , and the role that family and religion plays in healing.

Her book “All Gammorahs Are The Same” has been shortlisted for this years fiction prize at the Sunday Times Literary Awards, in partnership with Exclusive Books.

Hot 1027’s Jenny Crwys-Williams got Mswane to give us a taste….
7 Oct 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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