Newsflash: Cynthia Jele winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book – Africa Region

Kwela Books and NB Publishers are delighted by the news that Cynthia Jele has won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book – Africa region, for her novel Happiness is a Four-letter Word.

“Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word by Cynthia Jele is a tapestry of the diverse lives of four young women who are friends. This book is an enthralling read about human frailties, conflicts and sometimes difficult resolutions in the search for happiness. It is a well-plotted story with all the varied conflicts seeing satisfactory endings. Emerging novelist Cynthia Jele has demonstrated a talent that should take her far.”

– Ajoa Yeboah-Afari, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Africa region judges’ chair

Happiness is a Four-letter Word will now go on to compete against books from other Commonwealth regions for the overall best first book award of £5 000. This will be announced at the Sydney Writers Festival in May.

Congratulations to Cynthia, and best of luck in Sydney!

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• Happiness is a Four-Letter Word by Cynthia Jele
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  EAN: 9780795702952
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