Jenny's Hot Takes : Episode 17 : "An Unusual Grief" by Yewande Omotoso

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Author Yewande Omotoso has told Hot1027 news she used her latest novel to cast the floodlight on some of the things we don't say to each each other and the impact the silence has on our lives.

"An Unusual Grief" has been short-listed for this year's fiction prize at the Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

It's the moving story of a mother's self-discovery while she tries to process her daughter's suicide.

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

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