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SISONKE MSIMANG

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uthor Sisonke Msimang has lived all over the world, from Johannesburg to New York City, but love brought her to her current home of Perth, Australia. In (p.51), she reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic forced her family to stop traveling and what that meant for her children. “[Lockdown] offered a way to process my questions, in 2018, and is at work on her first novel. Follow her on Instagram @sisonke_msimang.

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