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            <description><![CDATA[Acclaimed author Patricia Schonstein has published her eighth novel, The Glass Island, a daring and spellbinding work that shimmers with her signature theatricality, sensuality, and candour. Set in a Venetian‑esque golden city slowly sinking into ruin and on the island beyond its lagoon, the novel explores humanity’s failings through a surreal blend of autobiography, parable, and speculative fiction. Once a prison for political dissenters, the island is now home to the mysterious Magistra and her Contemplatives, who have created a sanctuary of peace in a world darkened by moral decay.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Drift happens. Not because leaders lack intelligence. Not because the strategy was wrong. But because execution decays quietly, predictably, under the weight of competing priorities, unclear ownership, and fragmented attention. Ethiopian Airlines sustained commercial focus through five government transitions to become Africa’s most profitable carrier. Dangote built pan-African cement capacity while competitors collapsed. Rwanda’s tax-to-GDP ratio climbed from 9.5% to 13% of GDP within six years. They didn’t try harder. They designed differently.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Catch the book launches for 'Trace' by Ryan Blumenthal, 'The End of Normal' by Max du Preez, 'Steierwerk' by Johan Myburg and more. ]]></description>
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