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The Star Child
- Author
- Unathi Magubeni
- Narrator
- Ameera Conrad
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 16 July 2024
- Run Time
- 3 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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However, fate has other plans and the baby is rescued and raised by a traditional healer. She grows into an old soul with mystic abilities and her story unfolds as she lives a rural life, connected to the earth and ancient rituals.
The Star Child is magical and poetic with an assured voice and eloquent prose, Magubeni invites us into the life of this extraordinary being, Nwelezelanga, the child who should not have been.
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Details
- Author
- Unathi Magubeni
- Narrator
- Ameera Conrad
- Duration
- 3 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 July 2024
- ISBN
- 9781004171767
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Nwelezelanga is born with albinism. Convinced by the midwife that an albino child is a curse, her mother places her in a river to drown.However, fate has other plans and the baby is rescued and raised by a traditional healer. She grows into an old soul with mystic abilities and her story unfolds as she lives a rural life, connected to the earth and ancient rituals.The Star Child is magical and poetic with an assured voice and eloquent prose, Magubeni invites us into the life of this extraordinary being, Nwelezelanga, the child who should not have been.
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