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‘Black Swan Impact' author tells why she named a character Jummy

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‘Black Swan Impact' author tells why she named a character Jummy

A “sci-fi political thriller” takes readers into the future, where humanity is dealing with a deadly pandemic. Author Helen Vettori told News4’s Jummy Olabanji why she named a character in the book Jummy.

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