Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 21 - "The Promise"

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The award winning author of "The Promise" is now also up for the coveted Sunday Times Literary awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

Damon Galgut has already won the Booker Prize for his novel which tells the story of a white South African family navigating the end of apartheid, and the promise made to their domestic worker.

Hot 1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams has more...
19 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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