“Matriarchs, Meze and the Evil Eye” at the Kingsmead Book Fair

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Author Costa Ayotis says growing up in a home with not one but THREE matriarchs was the perfect recipe for his latest book.

His humorous coming of age memoir called “Matriarchs, Meze and the Evil Eye” is just one of the books on offer at this weekend’s Kingsmead Book Fair – powered by HOT1027.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny caught up him…

22 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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