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Surviving TB: The Inspiration Behind Roni Robbins' Award-Winning Novel
Did you know that only about 1% of debut novels ever win major literary awards? Roni Robbins just broke that statistic this year!
Did you know that tuberculosis is one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, claiming more lives than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined?
Roni Robbins, an accomplished journalist turned novelist, has stunned the literary world with her debut novel, Hands of Gold: One Man’s Quest to Find the Silver Lining in Misfortune. Inspired by her grandfather’s harrowing journey of survival, the book has earned prestigious accolades, including the 2023 International Book Awards for Multicultural Fiction and the 2023 Global Book Awards Gold Medal for Biographical Survival.
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