Jenny's Hot Takes : Episode 33 : "How To Be A Revolutionary" by CA Davids

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Author C.A Davids says she used the characters in her award-nominated novel to show how the quest for freedom can be powerful a motivator for action and change.

"How to Be A Revolutionary" is up for this year's coveted fiction prize at the Sunday Time's Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

The story examines a reluctant friendship that develops between two people in an apartment block in Shanghai - and the secrets they try to keep.

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

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