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‘do not realise how their male counterpar­ts influence an average woman’s life from childhood. She has que&stion owTn particular­ly observed that authored by girls turn into adulthood y Mozela. It and still their September power whenever they want oeticblood to achieve something. 23 year-old “Their mindset Dance, is wired Tests, Tears & Triumph’ will always come, but we make sharing her story through a book from Ditladi with the what if my husband is a motivation­al the choice to fight or flight. In this could benefit and heal a lot of souls r of books wants something different book by Cynthia Faith Abedsometh­ingetghoat-iKs book, I bare my soul, recounting intimate out there who are going through published and so they hardly do This book gsoaleglyo­idn i. It provides a struggles from a life marked life’ struggles. According to the s maturity, their owgun ifdaevotrh­wroituhogu­ht challenges of life. by the death of my parents, nursing author, the seed of ‘Dance: Tests, rs a different questionin­g their gender,” The book is dedicated to anyone an ailing child, meeting good people Tears and Triumph’ took root in how people said Mozela. “We have who is going through any kind of estion God. who changed my life for the good, lived this truth. Our younger her heart in the stillness of 2020’s empxrisest­of msisters aasrietuln­iavitnigon­thaissntdr­uhttrhy. inog toufindlad­reason believing she a lie about says. my weight, and lockdown. Fear and self-doubt voksing eand lvOuremoth­soerhsohla­dvoeolniv.ednit,” me. finding my “The purpose and identity mixed in cast shadows feelings over the worthiness cahapsters.asnhe sayid,oemphnasis­ieng thatfothat­rthce neext mshe sayos. ther experience­s whbeecauns­e man should

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N ks out of the ‘ForgiveauG­tohdo’ arlsoisexo­pflortehse vbiewingth­artshinont­hweomerne,adferus totmuovre sewift,ly”withMur- ozela uncertaint­y and said. doubt. “I woke up not end with the mother but yeaGrs rapoe. “Tdhis shadow cha’pter of abotut life’s athaln tempest, thkey areson where gency, navigate aMffects thoe through chilzd ethe challenges la was one day and decided inspiris to do it, not d, 10 men,” said also in ookharouna­d rrapes, hihghlight­s thcat ruape isltMuozel­ar. e wfuture,r” Mioztelaes­aid. this book by tturnhoff. e challenges loom like dark clouds, thgtime andraall apbout ceontrol anrd peowerl, a‘tFoergived­God’ that writing has always talks with an alert and active mindset Mozela was inspired to for accolades, but with the hope unsd waay soveranowt­heerrpeeer­seoxni’lstbslod.ay,”danTacbeou­ththattheu­ehnaforslh­dscultuare­imebd toewareds nthe finiskhing­elinye. his write this book by the fact of to transformi­ng findiagno, even one life,” ociety Mozienla.tShhe expects lsamtoernm­ts t.hTathe book therefore

Zena and said surroundin­g rape related “It is othatwwrit­inng for those trying hasvalwoay­sice.SheisafiTn­hamalaakan­e to find their she said. The author emphasises hnaracters­tinothe sdocietyis­still scees tahis torpicdpre­tgnhanciee­s student pursuing Bachelor as well. The been key to finding her paints a journey of resilience, and strength and courage despite trials that just like the very essence of eMozlelai. ngtosbe verytsehns­itivee aypoint hwaay thve seociety oownfvoice­E. Shelisea fincal yetar ronics Engineas to expects isted thtaththea­t ityitshhea­rdehlnyddu­eisrciunsa­gsedsrpiri­stuctthhwa­hotmfieend­tos diitsscard tahendttri­hbulaetion­sU,” shensaiidv, adedingrsi­ty of Botswana. student pursuing Bachelor the book’s message, sometimes, beat of strength a in faith baby anndegahto­ivpeefe.eIlitngesm­th-ey hatvheatTi­t ishdedeica­ted bto thooseowho­k it takes is just available one story to kindle a therefore openly. of Electronic­s Engineerin­g at d,octriinast­ion n“Iof therte phasises r10 imgen that thhat amid tth,e the mosmeont trials that are on pthe the Urniveersi­toy verge of Brotsdwana­e. giving up. r. The flame of inspiratio­n and so she is are they hear the of childhood. I have slept with before faint heartbeat of a baby The book is available on that people willingly, threaten this does not to justify drown in the the belly, soul, is not one right, bsoook preorder. also serve as a practical guidance glad that she managed to publish can rise from uncertaint­y and being to help one to change their this book to touch lives. The book stuck between a rock and a hard self-perception in order to harness further shares insights on how to place and finally triumph and overcome. the best version of themselves. cling to hope when the path ahead “The book ‘Dance, Tests, Furthermor­e, it bears some of the seems obscured by pain and uncertaint­y. Tears & Triumph’ resonates with author’s insights that may lead one It offers practical wisdom on the heartbeat of perseveran­ce. It to the right path to self-discovery. holding steadfast even in moments attirreemi­nds the reader that challenges As a

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