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Writings from a truth teller. Hear honest thoughts from a grief stricken author, counsellor and women's circle facilitator on the road to publication of her debut novel: The Half Truth (Forthcoming Penguin Random House 2025).

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I am a writer, counsellor and women's circle facilitator on the road to publication of my debut novel: The Half Truth (Forthcoming Penguin Random House 2025). Raised on the island of lutruwita/ Tasmania, I am a Moroccan Australian mother of five.