Kabo pens life experience novel
Friday, April 08, 2022 | 250 Views |
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One such new writer is Segolame Kabo, a secondary school teacher and artist who recently published her first novel titled, 'I Live For Me'. The 358-page book has 60 chapters.
She recently told Arts & Culture that the novel is about a young woman who lives in a present-day cold world where genuine love is rare to find and people get mocked for being dumped. She added that people do not know how to comfort others anymore when they are going through difficult times. “This is a book about a modern working-class woman finding love beyond her class. She has the emotional intelligence to wade through the challenges. She is socially wise and fortunate enough to learn fast from the challenges of both the middle-class perspective and the upper class. This is a book that covers different life challenges from both the middle-class perspective and the upper class.
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