Jenny's Hot Takes: Episode 7 : "The Quality of Mercy" by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

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Award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu says she used her latest novel to explore the extraordinary snow ball effects that come with living in a community built around kindness and kinship.

“The Quality of Mercy” is up for this year’s fiction prize in the Sunday Times Literary awards in partnership with Exclusive books.

HOT1027’s Jenny Crwys-Williams has more ...
5 Oct 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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