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Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 19 - "An Island"

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The author of the award nominated book "An Island" says the idea for the story initially came to her in a kind of vision and the plot slowly revealed itself during everyday mundane tasks.

Karen Jennings novel is up for this year's fiction prize at the Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

We're taking an in depth look at all 10 books up for the awards, and Hot1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams got Jennings to read an excerpt ..
16 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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